Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

मयैकया जितोऽसि त्वं द्यूतेन विमलेन हि । न जानासि च किंचिच्च कार्याकार्यं विवक्षितम्

Transliteration

mayaikayā jito'si tvaṃ dyūtena vimalena hi | na jānāsi ca kiṃcicca kāryākāryaṃ vivakṣitam

Translation

“E, no entanto, por mim somente foste vencido—sim, por um jogo de dados sem mácula. E não discernes de modo algum o que deve ser feito e o que não deve ser feito, conforme a intenção.”

Word by Word

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karaṇa (Agent/Instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘by me’

• ekayā: alone/by a single (woman)
• ekayā: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (alone/one)

• jitaḥ: conquered
• jitaḥ: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ji (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘conquered’

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

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dyūtena: by gambling (game)
• dyūtena: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dyūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण (by gambling/game)

• vimalena: fair/pure
• vimalena: Karaṇa (Instrument qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (pure/fair)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/हेतु (indeed/for)

• na: not
• na: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• jānāsi: you know
• jānāsi: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• kiṃcit: anything
• kiṃcit: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃcid (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (repeated ‘ca’)

• kārya-akāryam: what is to be done and not to be done
• kārya-akāryam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya + akārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्वन्द्वः (itaretara: what should be done and what should not)

• vivakṣitam: intended (meaning)
• vivakṣitam: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi√vakṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘intended/expressed’

Speaker

Pārvatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī declares she alone has ‘defeated’ Śiva in a pure dice-game; a dice-board or tokens appear; Śiva’s expression is calm but slightly bemused; the scene carries paradoxical wonder—how can the unconquerable be conquered?

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The narrative uses humor to point toward dharmic discernment (viveka) beyond mere victory and pride.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra is the overarching pilgrimage landscape in this khaṇḍa; this line is part of the divine dialogue.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.