Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

अन्धक उवाच । न शर्म लप्स्यसे ह्यद्य मया दृष्ट्याभिवीक्षितः । न शक्नोषि तथा गन्तुं नागः शार्दूलदर्शनात्

Transliteration

andhaka uvāca | na śarma lapsyase hyadya mayā dṛṣṭyābhivīkṣitaḥ | na śaknoṣi tathā gantuṃ nāgaḥ śārdūladarśanāt

Translation

అంధకుడు అన్నాడు—ఈ రోజు నా దృష్టికి చిక్కిన నీవు శాంతి పొందవు. పులిని చూసిన ఏనుగు ముందుకు సాగలేనట్లు, నీవు కూడా వెళ్లలేవు.

Word by Word

• अन्धकः: Andhaka
• अन्धकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• शर्म: comfort, peace
• शर्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• लप्स्यसे: you will obtain
• लप्स्यसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री (pronoun), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• दृष्ट्या: with (my) gaze
• दृष्ट्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• अभिवीक्षितः: having been looked at (closely)
• अभिवीक्षितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-वि-ईक्ष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि-क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• शक्नोषि: you are able
• शक्नोषि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शक् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• तथा: thus, in that way
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• गन्तुम्: to go
• गन्तुम्: Karma (Purpose/Object of ability/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• नागः: an elephant
• नागः: Upama (Comparand/उपमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• शार्दूलदर्शनात्: from seeing a tiger
• शार्दूलदर्शनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शार्दूल-दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक; शार्दूल + दर्शन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Andhaka

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Keśava (Kṛṣṇa/Vāsudeva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Andhaka, fierce and shadowy, fixes a binding gaze on Keśava; the simile is visualized as an elephant halted mid-step by a tiger’s sudden appearance at the forest edge.

Characters & Entities

• Andhaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The speech of arrogance and intimidation is portrayed as demonic disposition, contrasting with dharmic restraint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is direct speech in a battle exchange.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a threat/taunt rather than ritual instruction.