Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

त्वदीयेनैव वज्रेण किं कृतं मम दुर्मते

Transliteration

tvadīyenaiva vajreṇa kiṃ kṛtaṃ mama durmate

Translation

« Avec ta propre foudre, que m'as-tu fait, espèce d'imbécile ? »

Word by Word

• tvadīyena: with your
• tvadīyena: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvadīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; ‘त्वदीय’ = ‘तव सम्बन्धि’

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Emphasis marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• vajreṇa: with the thunderbolt
• vajreṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vajra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• kim: what?
• kim: Karma (Interrogative object/complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• kṛtam: done
• kṛtam: Kriya (Predicate complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि

• mama: of me, to me
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• durmate: O fool, O evil-minded one
• durmate: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durmati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Namuci (Daitya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: tīra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Namuci sneers, invoking Indra’s own vajra as a failed instrument against him, emphasizing the futility of conventional might.

Characters & Entities

• Namuci
• Indra (Purandara, Mahendra, Śatakratu)
• Vajra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Arrogance in conflict leads to taunting and delusion; dharma ultimately overturns pride through unexpected means.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse occurs within the Kedārakhaṇḍa framework, associating the narrative atmosphere with Kedāra’s sacred region, though no single tirtha is named in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is part of a combat dialogue.