Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

धिग्धिङ्नरामिषं राजं स्त्वयैतच्छद्मकारिणा । खलेनोपहृतं मेऽद्य अतो रक्षो भविष्यसि

Transliteration

dhigdhiṅnarāmiṣaṃ rājaṃ stvayaitacchadmakāriṇā | khalenopahṛtaṃ me'dya ato rakṣo bhaviṣyasi

Translation

“ช่างน่ารังเกียจ ช่างน่ารังเกียจ—นี่คือเนื้อมนุษย์! โอ้พระราชา วันนี้ของนี้ถูกยื่นแก่เราด้วยเล่ห์ของท่าน อันคนชั่วนำมาถวาย; เพราะเหตุนั้นท่านจักเป็นรากษส”

Word by Word

• धिक्: shame!
• धिक्: सम्बन्ध (Exclamation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: धिक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निन्दार्थक-निपात (interjection of censure)

• धिङ्: fie!
• धिङ्: सम्बन्ध (Exclamation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: धिङ् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निन्दार्थक-निपात

• नरामिषम्: human flesh
• नरामिषम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + आमिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: कर्ता/करण (Agent in passive / Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; ‘उपहृतम्’ इत्यस्य कर्म

• छद्मकारिणा: by one who acts deceitfully
• छद्मकारिणा: करण/कर्ता (Agent/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (छद्मं करोति इति)

• खलेन: by a wicked man
• खलेन: कर्ता/करण (Agent/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• उपहृतम्: brought/presented
• उपहृतम्: क्रिया-विशेषण/विधेय (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘एतत्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण/विधेय; धातु: हृ (to bring) उपसर्ग: उप

• मे: to me / of me
• मे: सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: कालाधिकरण (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time: today/now)

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: सम्बन्ध (Causal connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/तस्मात्-अर्थ (therefore/from this)

• रक्षः: a demon
• रक्षः: विधेय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; भविष्यसि इत्यस्य विधेय-नाम

• भविष्यसि: you will become
• भविष्यसि: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Vasiṣṭha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vasiṣṭha, stern and blazing with ascetic power, condemns the presence of human flesh and pronounces a curse; the king stands shocked; attendants recoil; the dish is central as the symbol of adharma.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• King
• Rākṣasa (as consequence/term)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A ruler bears responsibility for what is served and sanctioned in his house; negligence or perceived deceit against dharma invites swift karmic downfall.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is praised here; the verse centers on dharma-violation and the power of a ṛṣi’s word.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the implied rule is uncompromising purity in offerings and meals given to gurus and sages.