Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

कोपेन महता तत्र ज्वलन्वाक्यमथाब्रवीत । अनृतं प्रोच्य पितरं न्यस्तशस्त्रं चकार यः

Transliteration

kopena mahatā tatra jvalanvākyamathābravīta | anṛtaṃ procya pitaraṃ nyastaśastraṃ cakāra yaḥ

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น ด้วยความโกรธเกรี้ยวอย่างยิ่ง เขาได้กล่าววาจาอันร้อนแรงว่า: "ผู้ที่กล่าวเท็จต่อบิดา และผู้ที่วางอาวุธลงแล้ว กลับกระทำการทรยศ"

Word by Word

• kopena: with anger
• kopena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• mahatā: great
• mahatā: Karana (Qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• jvalan: blazing; burning
• jvalan: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jval (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vākyam: words; speech
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha-bodha (Discourse particle/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conj./particle: then/now)

• abravīt: spoke
• abravīt: Kriya (Main verb/मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• anṛtam: falsehood; untruth
• anṛtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• procya: having said/uttered
• procya: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) with prefix pra-, पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• pitaram: father
• pitaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• nyastaśastram: one who had laid down his weapon; disarmed
• nyastaśastram: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nyasta-śastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (न्यस्तं शस्त्रं यस्य/न्यस्त-शस्त्रम्), कृदन्त (क्त)

• cakāra: did; made
• cakāra: Kriya (Main verb/मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Relative subject/सम्बन्धकर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Setukhaṇḍa narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kurukṣetra (ethical exemplum) / Setukṣetra (expiatory frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Aśvatthāman, eyes blazing, speaks like fire—his words depicted as flame-like strokes; around him, warriors tense, the air thick with impending retaliation; the moral fault-line of ‘anṛta’ hangs over the scene.

Characters & Entities

• pitṛ (father)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It condemns falsehood—especially deceit toward one’s father—and censures betrayal done under the guise of laying down arms, upholding satya and integrity as core dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs in the Setukhaṇḍa, associated with Setu-kṣetra (Rāma-setu/Rāmeśvaram sacred geography), though this particular line is ethical narration rather than direct site-praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is stated in this verse; it focuses on moral conduct—truthfulness and non-betrayal—as dharmic discipline.