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Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

त्रिविष्टपं मुदा युक्तैः किमस्माभिः प्रयोजनम् । पुरास्माभिः कृतं मैत्रं भवद्भिः स्वार्थतत्परैः । अधुना विदितं तत्तु नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

triviṣṭapaṃ mudā yuktaiḥ kimasmābhiḥ prayojanam | purāsmābhiḥ kṛtaṃ maitraṃ bhavadbhiḥ svārthatatparaiḥ | adhunā viditaṃ tattu nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

«À quoi nous sert Triviṣṭapa (le ciel), fût-il accompagné de joie ? Jadis nous avons scellé l’amitié avec vous, mais vous n’êtes attachés qu’à votre seul intérêt. Maintenant que cela est connu, il n’y a plus lieu de délibérer ici.»

Word by Word
त्रिविष्टपम्Triviṣṭapa (heaven)
त्रिविष्टपम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootत्रिविष्टप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular
मुदाwith joy
मुदा:
Karana (Instrument/means: with joy)
TypeNoun
Rootमुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Instrumental, Singular
युक्तैःby us who are endowed (with joy)
युक्तैः:
Karta/Instrument qualifier
TypeAdjective
Rootयुज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) ‘युक्त’; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; विशेषणम् (अस्माभिः)
किम्what?
किम्:
Prashna (Interrogative)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Interrogative pronoun, Nom/Acc, Singular
अस्माभिःby us
अस्माभिः:
Karta (Agent/‘by us’)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — 1st person pronoun, Instrumental, Plural
प्रयोजनम्purpose, need
प्रयोजनम्:
Predicative (What use?)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रयोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular; विधेय (predicate noun)
पुराformerly
पुरा:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (formerly)
अस्माभिःby us
अस्माभिः:
Karta (Agent)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formतृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental, Plural
कृतम्made, done
कृतम्:
Visheshana (to object/predicate)
TypeAdjective
Rootकृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) ‘कृत’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular; विशेषणम् (मैत्रम्)
मैत्रम्friendship
मैत्रम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमैत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular
भवद्भिःby you
भवद्भिः:
Karta (Agent)
TypeNoun
Rootभवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental, Plural (honorific ‘you’)
स्वार्थतत्परैःby you who are devoted to your own interest
स्वार्थतत्परैः:
Karta qualifier
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वार्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (स्वार्थे तत्पराः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; विशेषणम् (भवद्भिः)
अधुनाnow
अधुना:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधुना (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (now)
विदितम्known, understood
विदितम्:
Predicative (is known)
TypeAdjective
Rootविद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) ‘विदित’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular; विधेय-विशेषणम्
तत्that
तत्:
Vishaya (That matter)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Pronoun, Nom/Acc, Singular
तुindeed
तु:
Sambandha (Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formविशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: however/indeed)
नnot
न:
Pratiṣedha (Negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)
अत्रhere, in this matter
अत्र:
Adhikaraṇa (Locative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: here/in this matter)
कार्याto be done, necessary
कार्या:
Predicative (to be done)
TypeAdjective
Rootकार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular; विधेय-विशेषणम् (विचारणा)
विचारणाdeliberation, consideration
विचारणा:
Karta (Subject of ‘is not necessary’)
TypeNoun
Rootविचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker

Bali (addressing the Devas, implied from continuity with the following verses)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bali speaks with cold clarity, dismissing heaven’s value and accusing the devas of self-interest; the devas stand chastened, the cosmic horizon dimming behind them.

Characters & Entities
T
Triviṣṭapa
B
Bali
D
Devas (Suras)

FAQs

Self-interest destroys friendship; dharma requires sincerity rather than opportunistic alliances.

This verse is narrative (Amṛta episode) within Kedārakhaṇḍa; it does not directly praise a specific tīrtha in this line.

None; the verse is a moral-political statement within the Purāṇic narrative.

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