Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

तक्षकस्य विषोल्काभिः सोऽपि दग्धोऽभवत्तदा । तं नरं न विजिज्ञाते तौ च काश्यपतक्षकौ

Transliteration

takṣakasya viṣolkābhiḥ so'pi dagdho'bhavattadā | taṃ naraṃ na vijijñāte tau ca kāśyapatakṣakau

Translation

Pelas brasas ardentes do veneno de Takṣaka, aquele homem também foi queimado então. Contudo, nem Kāśyapa nem Takṣaka reconheceram quem era aquele homem.

Word by Word

• तक्षकस्य: of Takṣaka
• तक्षकस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• विष-उल्काभिः: with poisonous flames/firebrands
• विष-उल्काभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक) + उल्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (determinative: poisonous firebrands); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• दग्धः: burnt
• दग्धः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दह् (धातु) + क्त
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (Object determiner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• नरम्: man
• नरम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• विजिज्ञाते: they recognized/knew
• विजिज्ञाते: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• काश्यप-तक्षकौ: Kāśyapa and Takṣaka
• काश्यप-तक्षकौ: Karta (Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश्यप (प्रातिपदिक) + तक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समासः (copulative): Kāśyapa and Takṣaka; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice within Setukhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Poison-embers engulf the man; Takṣaka and Kāśyapa look on, both uncertain, their faces showing surprise and concern; ash drifts across the coastal air.

Characters & Entities

• Takṣaka
• Kāśyapa
• Unknown man

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Destructive actions can consume unknown innocents; dharma restrains power with compassion and accountability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu/Rāmeśvara section provides the sacred frame; the verse focuses on ethical consequence within the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.