Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41
Devanagari script
संभावितस्त्वशक्तश्चेत्तस्य नायं परोऽपि वा । एवं संचिंत्य वेगेन समुत्तस्थौ महाबलः
Transliteration
saṃbhāvitastvaśaktaścettasya nāyaṃ paro'pi vā | evaṃ saṃciṃtya vegena samuttasthau mahābalaḥ
Translation
“അശക്തനായിട്ടും ആദരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ, അവനു യഥാർത്ഥത്തിൽ ഈ ലോകവും അല്ല, പരലോകവും അല്ല.” എന്നു ചിന്തിച്ച് ആ മഹാബലൻ വേഗത്തിൽ എഴുന്നേറ്റു.
Word by Word
संभावितःhonored/esteemed
संभावितः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-भावि (सम्+भू धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्
तुbut
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formविरोधार्थक/अन्वयार्थक निपात (but/indeed)
अशक्तःincapable/weak
अशक्तः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-शक्त (शक् धातु-क्त/प्रातिपदिक, नकार)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्
चेत्if
चेत्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/condition)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचेत् (अव्यय)
Formशर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)
तस्यof him
तस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन
नnot
न:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-निपात (negation)
अयम्this (man)
अयम्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
परःsuperior
परः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्
अपिeven
अपि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (even/also)
वाor
वा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/option)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)
एवम्thus
एवम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
Formप्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)
संचिन्त्यhaving thought
संचिन्त्य:
Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्-चिन्त् (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्यय-कृदन्त)
Formल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)
वेगेनwith speed
वेगेन:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootवेग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन
समुत्तस्थौrose up
समुत्तस्थौ:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-उत्-स्था (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
महाबलःmighty/very strong
महाबलः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहा (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महद् बलं यस्य)
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating; conclusion of Grasana’s reflection leading to action
Visual Art Cues
Scene: After a moment of thought, the mighty warrior rises abruptly—muscles tensed, cloak and hair moving—signaling a decisive return to battle.
Characters & Entities
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GrasanaFAQs
Dharma condemns hollow prestige; responsibility should match capacity, and self-knowledge must lead to decisive corrective action.
No sacred site is named in this verse.
None.