Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

अनृतं भाषसे पाप शिक्षायोग्योऽसि दुर्मते । इत्युक्त्वा सहसोत्पत्य कक्षामध्ये स्थिरोऽस्य च

Transliteration

anṛtaṃ bhāṣase pāpa śikṣāyogyo'si durmate | ityuktvā sahasotpatya kakṣāmadhye sthiro'sya ca

Translation

“ପାପୀ! ତୁ ଅନୃତ କହୁଛୁ; ଦୁର୍ମତି, ତୁ ଶିକ୍ଷା-ଦଣ୍ଡର ଯୋଗ୍ୟ।” ଏହା କହି ସେ ସହସା ଲାଫି ଉଠି, ତାହାର କକ୍ଷମଧ୍ୟରେ (କମରେ) ଦୃଢ଼ଭାବେ ଦଢ଼ି ରହିଲା।

Word by Word

• anṛtam: untruth/falsehood
• anṛtam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• bhāṣase: you speak
• bhāṣase: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhāṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• pāpa: O sinner/wicked one
• pāpa: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• śikṣāyogyaḥ: fit to be punished/disciplinable
• śikṣāyogyaḥ: Pratijñā/Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śikṣā + yogya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (चतुर्थी/उपपदभाव): śikṣā-yogya = fit for punishment/discipline; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• asi: are
• asi: Kriyā (Copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• durmate: O evil-minded one
• durmate: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durmati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; ‘of bad mind’

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-marker (Quotation particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति) — thus

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), ‘having said’

• sahasā: suddenly
• sahasā: Prakāra (Manner adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — suddenly/quickly

• utpatya: having leapt up
• utpatya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pat + ut (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय; ल्यप्-आदेश), ‘having sprung up/flown up’

• kakṣā-madhye: in the middle of (his) armpit/side
• kakṣā-madhye: Adhikaraṇa (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kakṣā + madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष/अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग): kakṣā-madhya = in the middle of the armpit/side; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• sthiraḥ: steady/fixed
• sthiraḥ: Pratijñā/Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; predicative ‘steady/fixed’

• asya: of him
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Barbarīka sharply rebukes the ascetic as a liar and sinner, then springs up in a swift motion, positioning himself firmly at the opponent’s side/within his hold, ready to restrain or correct him.

Characters & Entities

• Barbarīka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truthfulness is upheld as dharma; false speech is condemned as adharma deserving restraint and correction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced in this verse; it is a moral-heroic moment within the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual instruction appears; the verse emphasizes ethical discipline (śikṣā) against falsehood.