Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

नर उवाच । एतेन तव वाक्येन हास्यं संजायते मम । अहो मुग्धोऽसि मिथ्या त्वमपस्मारी जडोऽपि च

Transliteration

nara uvāca | etena tava vākyena hāsyaṃ saṃjāyate mama | aho mugdho'si mithyā tvamapasmārī jaḍo'pi ca

Translation

Nara dit : « À ces paroles de ta part, le rire s’élève en moi. Hélas, tu es dans l’illusion ; tu mens — tu es en outre épileptique et aussi obtus. »

Word by Word

• नरः: the man
• नरः: Karta (Speaker/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• एतेन: by this
• एतेन: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• वाक्येन: by (your) statement
• वाक्येन: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• हास्यम्: laughter/ridicule
• हास्यम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• संजायते: arises/is produced
• संजायते: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मम: for me/of me
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• अहो: alas!/oh!
• अहो: Sambodhana/Exclamation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहो (अव्यय)
• Form: विस्मय/आक्रोशबोधक निपात (interjection)

• मुग्धः: deluded/foolish
• मुग्धः: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; predicate adjective

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriyā (Copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मिथ्या: falsely
• मिथ्या: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मिथ्या (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: falsely)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अपस्मारी: epileptic/possessed by apasmāra
• अपस्मारी: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपस्मारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; -इन्/ई-प्रातिपदिक; predicate adjective

• जडः: dull/stupid
• जडः: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; predicate adjective

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवादबोधक अव्यय (also/even)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (and)

Speaker

Nara

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nara, proud and dismissive, laughs and points accusingly at the teacher; the teacher remains composed. The contrast between agitation and serenity is central.

Characters & Entities

• Nara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse depicts harsh speech in debate, setting up a dharmic correction about Śiva and right understanding.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative dialogue line.