Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

सा च संज्ञा रवेस्तेजो महद्दुःखेन भामिनी । असहंतीव सा चित्ते चिंतयामास वै तदा

Transliteration

sā ca saṃjñā ravestejo mahadduḥkhena bhāminī | asahaṃtīva sā citte ciṃtayāmāsa vai tadā

Translation

そしてサンジュニャー、その輝ける麗人は、ラヴィの灼けつく光輝により大いなる悲しみに沈んだ。耐えがたきもののように、そのとき心の奥で深く思い巡らした。

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• संज्ञा: Saṃjñā
• संज्ञा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• रवेः: of Ravi (the Sun)
• रवेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तेजः: splendour/energy
• तेजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• महत्-दुःखेन: with great sorrow
• महत्-दुःखेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महत् दुःखम्)

• भामिनी: the radiant/angry lady
• भामिनी: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (as epithet)

• असहन्ती: not enduring
• असहन्ती: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-सम्-√सह् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकर्तरि कृदन्त (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• इव: as if
• इव: Sambandha (Comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• चित्ते: in (her) mind
• चित्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• चिन्तयामास: pondered/thought
• चिन्तयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद (परिप्रयोगः: -यामास)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• तदा: then/at that time
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: at that time)

Speaker

Narrator (Vyāsa, continuing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Saṃjñā, radiant yet distressed, suffers under Ravi’s blazing splendor; she turns inward, contemplating with a heavy heart, suggesting impending decisive action.

Characters & Entities

• Saṃjñā
• Ravi (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even divine brilliance requires balance; endurance (kṣamā/saṃyama) and wise reflection guide one through overwhelming power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse sets the emotional ground for subsequent mythic developments.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it highlights inner contemplation as a response to suffering.