Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा क्षत्रिया विस्मयं ययुः । अर्जुनश्च कटाक्षेपे लज्जितः कृष्णमैक्षत

Transliteration

iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā kṣatriyā vismayaṃ yayuḥ | arjunaśca kaṭākṣepe lajjitaḥ kṛṣṇamaikṣata

Translation

À l’écoute de ses paroles, les kṣatriya furent saisis d’étonnement; et Arjuna, gêné par les regards en coin, tourna les yeux vers Kṛṣṇa.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd); एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial to main action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having heard’

• क्षत्रियाः: the Kshatriyas
• क्षत्रियाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन

• विस्मयम्: astonishment
• विस्मयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• ययुः: went/entered (into)
• ययुः: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); बहुवचन

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• कटाक्षेपे: in/at the side-glance
• कटाक्षेपे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटाक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• लज्जितः: ashamed
• लज्जितः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लज्जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √लज्ज्)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचन

• कृष्णम्: Krishna
• कृष्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• ऐक्षत: looked at
• ऐक्षत: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of kṣatriyas in an assembly, faces widened in astonishment; Arjuna slightly lowered gaze, embarrassed by sidelong looks, turning his head toward Kṛṣṇa seated calmly beside him.

Characters & Entities

• Kṣatriyas
• Arjuna
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the greatest heroes seek guidance; humility and reliance on dharmic counsel are marks of nobility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not directly in this verse; the larger context continues to elevate Guptakṣetra and Devī’s grace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative transition highlighting reaction and emotion.