Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26
Devanagari script
यस्यां छिंदंति वृषाणां चैव नासिकाम् । कर्षयंति महाभारान्बध्नंति दमयंति च
Transliteration
yasyāṃ chiṃdaṃti vṛṣāṇāṃ caiva nāsikām | karṣayaṃti mahābhārānbadhnaṃti damayaṃti ca
Translation
ਉਸ ਕੰਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਹ ਬੈਲਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਨੱਕਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਕੱਟ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਭਾਰੀ ਬੋਝ ਖਿੱਚਵਾਉਂਦੇ, ਬੰਨ੍ਹਦੇ ਅਤੇ ਵਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਤੋੜਦੇ ਹਨ।
Word by Word
yasyāmin which
yasyām:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative pronoun: 'in which')
chindantithey cut
chindanti:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√chid (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी
vṛṣāṇāmof bulls
vṛṣāṇām:
Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootvṛṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
evaindeed
eva:
Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis: 'indeed/just')
nāsikāmnose
nāsikām:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootnāsikā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
karṣayantithey drag, pull
karṣayanti:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛṣ (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी; णिच् (causative) प्रयोगः (they cause to be dragged/pull)
mahābhārānheavy loads
mahābhārān:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः—महान्तः भाराः (great loads)
badhnantithey bind
badhnanti:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√bandh (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी
damayantithey tame
damayanti:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√dam (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी; णिच् (causative) प्रयोगः (they tame/cause to be subdued)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced; Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration to sages)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A stark scene of ploughing: bulls bound and forced; an observing ascetic turns away in sorrow, emphasizing compassion and restraint.
Characters & Entities
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Vṛṣa (bull/ox)FAQs
Livelihood should not be built upon cruelty; violence to animals creates grave demerit.
No sacred site is mentioned; the verse is a moral critique.
No positive rite is prescribed; the implied prescription is to avoid harm (ahiṃsā) in one’s work.