Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

कानेमिरुवाच । नग्नेन सह को युध्येद्धतेनापि च येन वा । शंसत्सु दैत्यवीराणामुपहासः प्रजायते

Transliteration

kānemiruvāca | nagnena saha ko yudhyeddhatenāpi ca yena vā | śaṃsatsu daityavīrāṇāmupahāsaḥ prajāyate

Translation

କାନେମିରୁ କହିଲା—ନଗ୍ନ ଲୋକ ସହ କିଏ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ କରିବ? କିମ୍ବା ଯାହାକୁ ସେ ହତ କରିଛି, ତାହା ସହ କିଏ ଲଢ଼ିବ? ଦୈତ୍ୟବୀରମାନେ ଦେଖି ଗର୍ବ କରୁଥିବାବେଳେ ଆମ ପ୍ରତି ଉପହାସ ଜନ୍ମିବ।

Word by Word

• कानेमिः: Kānemi
• कानेमिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कानेमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (speaker name)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• नग्नेन: with a naked (one)
• नग्नेन: Karana (Instrument/सह-करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नग्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying an implied person)

• सह: with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक (prepositional adverb)

• कः: who
• कः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• युध्येत्: would fight
• युध्येत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• धतेन: with one who is equipped/armed
• धतेन: Karana (Instrument/सह-करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √धा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP) अर्थे ‘placed/put on/armed’ (contextual)

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

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

• येन: with whom / by whom
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Disjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प (disjunctive particle)

• शंसत्सु: while (they) are praising/boasting
• शंसत्सु: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शंस् (धातु) + शंसत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• दैत्यवीराणाम्: of the demon-heroes
• दैत्यवीराणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘दैत्यानां वीराः’; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• उपहासः: mockery / ridicule
• उपहासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपहास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रजायते: arises / is produced
• प्रजायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग ‘प्र’

Speaker

Kānemiru

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The demon Kānemiru speaks in council-like fashion, gesturing dismissively: ‘Who fights a naked one?’ Other demon-heroes laugh and boast, creating a ring of derision and bravado.

Characters & Entities

• Kānemiru
• Daityas (demons)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pride and concern for reputation can cloud discernment; dharma requires clarity beyond fear of mockery.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is part of the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa’s martial narrative around Skanda.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it focuses on speech and honor in the context of combat.