Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5
Devanagari script
अमात्या ऊचुः । को जानाति सुरान्दीनान्दैत्यानामिति नो मतिः
Transliteration
amātyā ūcuḥ | ko jānāti surāndīnāndaityānāmiti no matiḥ
Translation
เหล่าอำมาตย์กราบทูลว่า “ผู้ใดเล่าจะรู้ได้ว่าเทพทั้งหลายอ่อนกำลัง และพวกไทตยะกลับเข้มแข็ง? ความเห็นของพวกข้าพเจ้าก็เป็นเช่นนี้”
Word by Word
amātyāḥministers
amātyāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootamātya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन
ūcuḥsaid
ūcuḥ:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
kaḥwho
kaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम
jānātiknows
jānāti:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootjñā (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
surānthe gods
surān:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsura (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन
dīnānwretched, weak
dīnān:
Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdīna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; विशेषण (surān-विशेषण)
daityānāmof the demons
daityānām:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootdaitya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formउद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति-निपात (quotative particle)
naḥour
naḥ:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन
matiḥopinion, thought
matiḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmati (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
Speaker
Amātyas (ministers of Tāraka)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A group of ministers responds defensively in the court, gesturing uncertainty yet masking it with bravado; their faces show a mix of doubt and pride.
Characters & Entities
A
AmātyasS
Suras (devas)D
DaityasFAQs
Arrogance and overconfidence distort judgment; dharma warns that power without humility invites downfall.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
None.