Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

यस्मात्त्वया पीडितोऽहं घोरेण वचसा मुने । तस्माच्छीघ्रं त्वां शप्स्यामि शापयोग्यो हि मे मतः

Transliteration

yasmāttvayā pīḍito'haṃ ghoreṇa vacasā mune | tasmācchīghraṃ tvāṃ śapsyāmi śāpayogyo hi me mataḥ

Translation

ഹേ മുനേ! നിന്റെ ഘോരവചനങ്ങളാൽ ഞാൻ അത്യന്തം പീഡിതനായി; അതിനാൽ ഞാൻ शीഘ്രം നിന്നെ ശപിക്കും, എന്റെ അഭിപ്രായത്തിൽ നീ ശാപയോഗ്യനാണ്.

Word by Word

• yasmāt: because (from which reason)
• yasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धाव्यय (relative adverbial form), Ablative sense ‘from which/because’ (यतः-अर्थे)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग (pronoun), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• pīḍitaḥ: afflicted, tormented
• pīḍitaḥ: Karma (Patient/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pīḍ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘pīḍita’ qualifying ‘aham’

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• ghoreṇa: harsh, dreadful
• ghoreṇa: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghora (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘ghora’ qualifying ‘vacasā’

• vacasā: with words, by speech
• vacasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धाव्यय (therefore/for that reason), Ablative sense ‘from that’ (तस्मात्-अर्थे)

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• śapsyāmi: I will curse
• śapsyāmi: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śap (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• śāpayogyaḥ: fit to be cursed
• śāpayogyaḥ: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + yogya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: ‘śāpasya yogyaḥ’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; predicate adjective

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (निपात)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis/indeed

• me: of me, to me
• me: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• mataḥ: considered, thought
• mataḥ: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: man (धातु) + kta (क्त) / mata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘considered/thought’ (as predicate)

Speaker

Nakula

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tense encounter: a sage is addressed with cutting words; the speaker, wounded by verbal cruelty, raises a hand in indignation, declaring an imminent curse; the atmosphere is charged with moral consequence.

Characters & Entities

• Muni (sage)
• Śāpa (curse)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Harsh speech can trigger grave karmic consequences; restraint in words is a core element of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse advances a moral-causal episode in the story.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates an intention to curse, highlighting ethical consequences rather than ritual instruction.