Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59
Devanagari script
अथान्यस्मै प्रदास्यामि कर्णावुत्पाटयामि ते
Transliteration
athānyasmai pradāsyāmi karṇāvutpāṭayāmi te
Translation
«Sinon, je les donnerai à quelqu’un d’autre—et je t’arracherai les oreilles !»
Word by Word
अथthen
अथ:
Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (सम्बन्ध/अनन्तर्यसूचक) — then/otherwise
अन्यस्मैto another (person)
अन्यस्मै:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन
प्रदास्यामिI will give (it)
प्रदास्यामि:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + दा (धातु)
Formलृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
कर्णौ(your) two ears
कर्णौ:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन
उत्पाटयामिI tear out
उत्पाटयामि:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootउत् + पट्/पाट् (धातु; causative/णिजन्त)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)
तेof you/your
ते:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (एन्क्लिटिक)
Speaker
Father of Kauthuma’s son (within the story)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: The father’s admonition turns harsh: he gestures angrily, threatening to give the sweets away and to punish the boy; the child remains seated, calm or puzzled, near study materials.
FAQs
Coercion and fear may compel outward action, yet wisdom is best cultivated through right understanding rather than threats.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
None.