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
ധനം കവർന്നുപോയവനും, മനസ്സ് മറ്റിടത്ത് പതിഞ്ഞവനും—ഇവരും തീർച്ചയായും ‘ശൂന്യർ’ ആകുന്നു. അതിനാൽ നീ വിവേകിയെങ്കിൽ അവരുടെ മേൽ കോപം ചെയ്യരുത്.
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).