Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76
Devanagari script
हृतस्वश्चान्यचित्तश्च शून्याह्येते भवंति च । तदेषु मतिमान्कोपं न कुर्वीत यदि त्वया
Transliteration
hṛtasvaścānyacittaśca śūnyāhyete bhavaṃti ca | tadeṣu matimānkopaṃ na kurvīta yadi tvayā
Translation
——また財を奪われた者、あるいは心が他所にとらわれた者も同じく、まことに「空」となる。ゆえに、もし汝が賢明なら、彼らに怒りを向けてはならぬ。
Word by Word
हृतस्वःone whose own (sense) is taken away; deprived of self-control
हृतस्वः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootहृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; हृ धातु) + स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास; ‘हृत’ = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) from हृ (to take away); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय
अन्यचित्तःdistracted, of another mind
अन्यचित्तः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय-समास (“other-minded/with a different mind”); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय
शून्याःempty, void (in mind)
शून्याः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootशून्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (or common); प्रथमा, बहुवचन
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात
एतेthese
एते:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन
भवन्तिbecome/are
भवन्ति:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय
तत्therefore/that
तत्:
Sambandha (Anaphoric/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; (as adverbial: “therefore/that”)
एषुin these (states/people)
एषु:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन
मतिमान्a wise person
मतिमान्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootमतिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन
कोपम्anger
कोपम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकोप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
नnot
न:
Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)
कुर्वीतshould do/make
कुर्वीत:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; (should do)
यदिif
यदि:
Sambandha (Condition/शर्त)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; शर्त (conditional particle)
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
Speaker
Hārīta
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Nārada
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A calm admonition: the wise should not become angry at people rendered mentally vacant by sleep, fear, desire, grief, theft, or distraction; Nārada receives the counsel.
Characters & Entities
H
HārītaFAQs
Practice forbearance: those overwhelmed by loss or distraction lack inner stability; anger toward them is adharma.
No tīrtha is mentioned; it is a universal dharma guideline.
None; it prescribes an ethical discipline—restraint of kopa (anger).