Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

पार्थिवानीह जानीहि घ्राणकेशनखानि च । अस्थीनि धैर्यं गुरुता त्वङ्मांस हृदयं गुदम्

Transliteration

pārthivānīha jānīhi ghrāṇakeśanakhāni ca | asthīni dhairyaṃ gurutā tvaṅmāṃsa hṛdayaṃ gudam

Translation

ဤနေရာတွင် “မြေဓာတ်” ဆိုင်ရာ အစိတ်အပိုင်းများကို သိမှတ်လော့—နှာခေါင်း၊ ဆံပင်၊ လက်သည်း/ခြေသည်း၊ အရိုးများ၊ ခိုင်မာမှုနှင့် အလေးချိန်၊ အသားအရေနှင့် အသား၊ ထို့ပြင် နှလုံးနှင့် ဂုဒ် (အနောက်ပေါက်) တို့ဖြစ်သည်။

Word by Word

• पार्थिवानि: earth-derived (elements)
• पार्थिवानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण ('earthy')

• इह: here
• इह: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb: here/in this context)

• जानीहि: know (you)
• जानीहि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• घ्राणकेशनखानि: nose, hair, and nails
• घ्राणकेशनखानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घ्राण (प्रातिपदिक) + केश (प्रातिपदिक) + नख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात

• अस्थीनि: bones
• अस्थीनि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्थि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• धैर्यम्: steadfastness
• धैर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धैर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• गुरुता: heaviness
• गुरुता: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + ता (प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; भाववाचक -ता प्रत्ययान्त

• त्वक्: skin
• त्वक्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वच्/त्वक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• मांस: flesh
• मांस: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• हृदयम्: heart
• हृदयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• गुदम्: anus/rectum
• गुदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A schematic yet sacred depiction: the earth element is shown as brown-gold solidity; hair, nails, bones, skin, flesh are symbolically indicated as ‘pārthiva’ layers.

Characters & Entities

• Pṛthvī (earth element)
• Ghrāṇa
• Keśa
• Nakha
• Asthi
• Tvak
• Māṃsa
• Hṛdaya
• Guda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The body is a composite of elements; discernment of its constituents supports detachment and disciplined dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is mentioned; this is elemental anatomy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.