Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43
Devanagari script
एको ह्युपायो दंडोऽत्र भवतां यदि रोचते । दुर्जनः सुजनत्वाय कल्पते न कदाचन
Transliteration
eko hyupāyo daṃḍo'tra bhavatāṃ yadi rocate | durjanaḥ sujanatvāya kalpate na kadācana
Translation
यहाँ एक ही उपाय है—दण्ड, यदि आप लोगों को उचित लगे। दुष्ट जन कभी भी सज्जनता के योग्य नहीं होता।
Word by Word
ekaḥone, single
ekaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rooteka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)
hiindeed, surely
hi:
Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle/emphasis)
upāyaḥmeans, method
upāyaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootupāya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
daṇḍaḥpunishment, rod (chastisement)
daṇḍaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-सम्बन्धः (upāyaḥ = daṇḍaḥ)
atrahere, in this matter
atra:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatra (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)
bhavatāmof you (honored ones)
bhavatām:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootbhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific)
yadiif
yadi:
Sambandha (Condition marker/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyadi (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/शर्त-प्रदर्शक-अव्यय (conditional conjunction)
rocateis pleasing, seems good
rocate:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootruc (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; भावे/कर्तरि-प्रयोगः (impersonal/it pleases)
durjanaḥa wicked person
durjanaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdur + jana (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (दुष्टः जनः)
sujanatvāyafor becoming good-natured / for goodness
sujanatvāya:
Sampradana (Recipient/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootsujanatva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य (purpose)
kalpatebecomes, is fit/possible
kalpate:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootkḷp (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
nanot
na:
Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-निपात (negation particle)
kadācanaever, at any time
kadācana:
Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkadācana (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time); सर्वदा-निषेधार्थे (ever/at any time)
Speaker
Bṛhaspati
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A celestial council scene: a stern advisor speaks of daṇḍa as the only expedient; devas listen with grave attention, the atmosphere charged with duty and impending action.
Characters & Entities
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BṛhaspatiFAQs
Compassion must be paired with realism; protecting the innocent may require decisive restraint of the wicked.
None.
None.