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

ଯାହାର ଧନ ହରଣ ହୋଇଛି କିମ୍ବା ଯାହାର ଚିତ୍ତ ଅନ୍ୟତ୍ର ଲାଗିଛି—ସେମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ‘ଶୂନ୍ୟ’ ହୋଇଯାନ୍ତି। ତେଣୁ ତୁମେ ବୁଦ୍ଧିମାନ ହେଲେ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ଉପରେ କ୍ରୋଧ କରନି।

Word by Word

• हृतस्वः: one whose own (sense) is taken away; deprived of self-control
• हृतस्वः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; हृ धातु) + स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; ‘हृत’ = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) from हृ (to take away); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• अन्यचित्तः: distracted, of another mind
• अन्यचित्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (“other-minded/with a different mind”); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• शून्याः: empty, void (in mind)
• शून्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शून्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (or common); प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• भवन्ति: become/are
• भवन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

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

• तत्: therefore/that
• तत्: Sambandha (Anaphoric/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; (as adverbial: “therefore/that”)

• एषु: in these (states/people)
• एषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• मतिमान्: a wise person
• मतिमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मतिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कोपम्: anger
• कोपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• कुर्वीत: should do/make
• कुर्वीत: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; (should do)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्त (conditional particle)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; 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

• Hārīta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Practice forbearance: those overwhelmed by loss or distraction lack inner stability; anger toward them is adharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; it is a universal dharma guideline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it prescribes an ethical discipline—restraint of kopa (anger).