Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तु दैत्येंद्रो दुःखितोऽचिंतयद्धृदि । आसुरेष्वपि भावेषु स्पृहा यद्यपि नास्ति मे

Transliteration

evamuktastu daityeṃdro duḥkhito'ciṃtayaddhṛdi | āsureṣvapi bhāveṣu spṛhā yadyapi nāsti me

Translation

ເມື່ອຖືກກ່າວແນວນັ້ນ, ເຈົ້າແຫ່ງພວກໄດຕຍະ, ດ້ວຍຄວາມໂສກເສົ້າ, ໄດ້ຄິດຢູ່ໃນໃຈວ່າ: "ເຖິງແມ່ນວ່າຂ້າພະເຈົ້າບໍ່ມີຄວາມປາຖະຫນາໃນນິດໄສແລະວິທີການຂອງພວກອະສູນ..."

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• उक्तः: having been spoken to
• उक्तः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘having been addressed/spoken to’

• तु: but, then
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• दैत्येन्द्रः: the lord of the Daityas
• दैत्येन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य-इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (दैत्यानाम् इन्द्रः)

• दुःखितः: sorrowful
• दुःखितः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अचिन्तयत्: thought, reflected
• अचिन्तयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• हृदि: in (his) heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• आसुरेषु: in demonic
• आसुरेषु: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (भावेषु)

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवाद-अव्यय (also/even)

• भावेषु: in states/attitudes
• भावेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• स्पृहा: desire, longing
• स्पृहा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्पृहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यद्यपि: although
• यद्यपि: Sambandha (Concession/अनुज्ञा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-समुच्चय (concessive: although)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• मे: for me, my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; reporting Daityendra’s inner thought)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The daitya-lord seated alone, head slightly bowed, hand near heart, eyes half-closed in thought; the background shows subdued weapons/royal insignia, indicating power held in check by reflection.

Characters & Entities

• Daityendra (lord of the Daityas)
• Varāṅgī (implied)
• Vajrāṅga (likely the Daityendra in context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narratives show that self-reflection can arise even in unlikely beings, opening the door to dharmic conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it records an inner deliberation.