Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

तन्मे सर्वाणि मर्माणि निकृन्तति हि मातुल । द्रोणहंताहमित्येतद्धृष्टद्युमस्य यद्वचः

Transliteration

tanme sarvāṇi marmāṇi nikṛntati hi mātula | droṇahaṃtāhamityetaddhṛṣṭadyumasya yadvacaḥ

Translation

“โอ้ท่านลุง คำกล่าวนั้นกรีดแทงมรรคาแห่งใจข้าทั้งสิ้น—วาจาของธฤษฏทยุมน์ที่ว่า ‘เรานี่แหละคือผู้ฆ่าโทรณะ’”

Word by Word

• तत्: that (thing)
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case) (pronoun, neut., sg., nominative)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, षष्ठी (6th case) (genitive: my)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, द्वितीया (2nd case) (neut., pl., accusative); विशेषणम्

• मर्माणि: vital points/inner wounds
• मर्माणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, द्वितीया (2nd case) (neut., pl., accusative)

• निकृन्तति: cuts/tears
• निकृन्तति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + कृन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (present, 3rd sg.)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis/causal)

• मातुल: O maternal uncle
• मातुल: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सम्बोधन (8th case) (vocative)

• द्रोणहन्ता: the slayer of Droṇa
• द्रोणहन्ता: Karta (Quoted subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण + हन्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः: द्रोणस्य हन्ता), पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (nominative)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Quoted subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case) (pronoun, sg., nominative)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (contextual; here as demonstrative of speech)

• धृष्टद्युमस्य: of Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• धृष्टद्युमस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, षष्ठी (6th case) (genitive)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (relative; agreeing with वचः)

• वचः: statement/words
• वचः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case) (neut., sg., nominative)

Speaker

Aśvatthāman (Drauṇi)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kṛpa (addressed as mātula/uncle)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Aśvatthāman clutches his chest/heart region as he speaks; a spectral echo of Dhṛṣṭadyumna proclaiming victory appears in the background, crowd silhouettes suggesting public humiliation.

Characters & Entities

• Aśvatthāman
• Kṛpa
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Droṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pride and taunting speech can inflame karmic consequences; restraint of speech (vāk-saṃyama) is a pillar of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; the Setukhaṇḍa broader canvas relates to Setu/Rāmeśvara pilgrimage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.