Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26
Devanagari script
यस्यां छिंदंति वृषाणां चैव नासिकाम् । कर्षयंति महाभारान्बध्नंति दमयंति च
Transliteration
yasyāṃ chiṃdaṃti vṛṣāṇāṃ caiva nāsikām | karṣayaṃti mahābhārānbadhnaṃti damayaṃti ca
Translation
उस कर्म में बैलों की नासिका तक काट दी जाती है; उनसे भारी बोझ घसीटवाए जाते हैं; उन्हें बाँधा जाता है और वश में करने को तोड़ा‑मरोड़ा जाता है।
Word by Word
yasyāmin which
yasyām:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative pronoun: 'in which')
chindantithey cut
chindanti:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√chid (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी
vṛṣāṇāmof bulls
vṛṣāṇām:
Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootvṛṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
evaindeed
eva:
Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis: 'indeed/just')
nāsikāmnose
nāsikām:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootnāsikā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
karṣayantithey drag, pull
karṣayanti:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛṣ (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी; णिच् (causative) प्रयोगः (they cause to be dragged/pull)
mahābhārānheavy loads
mahābhārān:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः—महान्तः भाराः (great loads)
badhnantithey bind
badhnanti:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√bandh (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी
damayantithey tame
damayanti:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√dam (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी; णिच् (causative) प्रयोगः (they tame/cause to be subdued)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced; Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration to sages)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A stark scene of ploughing: bulls bound and forced; an observing ascetic turns away in sorrow, emphasizing compassion and restraint.
Characters & Entities
V
Vṛṣa (bull/ox)FAQs
Livelihood should not be built upon cruelty; violence to animals creates grave demerit.
No sacred site is mentioned; the verse is a moral critique.
No positive rite is prescribed; the implied prescription is to avoid harm (ahiṃsā) in one’s work.