Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34
Devanagari script
आत्मनस्तु समं किंचिद्विलोक्य सुदुर्मते । तदाकर्ण्य च सावज्ञं वचः शर्वो विसिष्मिये
Transliteration
ātmanastu samaṃ kiṃcidvilokya sudurmate | tadākarṇya ca sāvajñaṃ vacaḥ śarvo visiṣmiye
Translation
しかしシャルヴァ（シヴァ）は、自らに比肩するものを見て——おお、甚だしく迷える者よ——その侮りの言葉を聞くや、驚嘆に満たされた。
Word by Word
आत्मनःof himself
आत्मनः:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
तुbut/indeed
तु:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, विरोध/विशेष (particle: but/indeed)
समम्equal / comparable
समम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootसम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘equal/similar’
किञ्चित्something
किञ्चित्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (something)
विलोक्यhaving looked
विलोक्य:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootवि + लोक् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable)
सुदुर्मतेO very wicked-minded one
सुदुर्मते:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootसु (अव्यय) + दुर्मति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय: सु + दुर्मति; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
आकर्ण्यhaving heard
आकर्ण्य:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootआ + कर्ण् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव
चand
च:
Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय (conjunction)
सावज्ञम्contemptuous
सावज्ञम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस (उपसर्ग-सदृश) + अवज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष (सहित-अवज्ञा = with contempt); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण ‘वचः’
वचःspeech / words
वचः:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
शर्वःŚarva (Śiva)
शर्वः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootशर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
विसिष्मियेmarvelled / was astonished
विसिष्मिये:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवि + स्मि (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद
Speaker
Narrator (contextual)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Śiva hears the contemptuous remark; his expression shifts to a composed, almost amused astonishment—an uncanny calm before decisive action; the speaker stands self-satisfied, unaware of the impending reversal.
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śarva (Śiva)FAQs
Even the Lord’s reactions in Purāṇic narrative highlight the gravity of arrogance and the surprising turns of divine play (līlā).
No pilgrimage site is praised in this verse; it is a narrative moment involving Śiva (Śarva).
None; the verse is descriptive, not prescriptive.