Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

एकः सोऽपि सुतो नष्टो भार्या चार्याऽप्यनश्यत । कूटानां कर्मणां साधो फलमेवंविधं भवेत्

Transliteration

ekaḥ so'pi suto naṣṭo bhāryā cāryā'pyanaśyata | kūṭānāṃ karmaṇāṃ sādho phalamevaṃvidhaṃ bhavet

Translation

Anak lelaki tunggalmu telah hilang, dan isterimu serta harta bendamu juga musnah. Wahai orang yang mulia, beginilah buah perbuatan yang penuh tipu daya.

Word by Word

• एकः: one/only
• एकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• सः: he/that (one)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; 'also/even')

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• नष्टः: lost/perished
• नष्टः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: नश् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Past participle; Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• आर्या: noble lady (honored woman)
• आर्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; 'also/even')

• अनश्यत: perished/was destroyed
• अनश्यत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Imperfect, 3rd person, Singular)

• कूटानाम्: of deceitful (acts/people)
• कूटानाम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कूट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Genitive, Plural)

• कर्मणाम्: of deeds
• कर्मणाम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Genitive, Plural)

• साधो: O good man
• साधो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• फलम्: result
• फलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular)

• एवंविधम्: of such a kind
• एवंविधम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवं + विध (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• भवेत्: would be/should occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Optative, 3rd person, Singular)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced, Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grieving householder stands amid a desolate home—empty cradle, broken vessels—while an elder points gently yet firmly, explaining karmic causality.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Deceit (kūṭa-karma) inevitably ripens into suffering; dharma rests on truth and integrity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse emphasizes karmic causality rather than sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it presents a warning about karma and the necessity of truthful conduct.