Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

विनाशोऽपि महान्सद्योह्यत्रत्यानां भविष्यति । एवमुक्त्वा दधीचोऽसावेक एव विनिर्गतः

Transliteration

vināśo'pi mahānsadyohyatratyānāṃ bhaviṣyati | evamuktvā dadhīco'sāveka eva vinirgataḥ

Translation

“แท้จริง ความพินาศอันใหญ่หลวงจักบังเกิดแก่ผู้ที่อยู่ ณ ที่นี้โดยฉับพลัน” ครั้นกล่าวดังนี้แล้ว ฤๅษีทธีจิจากไปเพียงลำพัง

Word by Word

• vināśaḥ: destruction
• vināśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vināśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ (also/even)

• mahān: great
• mahān: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

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

• atratyānām: of those who are here (locals)
• atratyānām: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: atratya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (समूह/जनवाचक), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• bhaviṣyati: will occur
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Gerundial/पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having done earlier)

• dadhīcaḥ: Dadhīca
• dadhīcaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dadhīca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• asau: that (person)
• asau: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• ekaḥ: alone, single
• ekaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• eva: only
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (restrictive particle)

• vinirgataḥ: went out, departed
• vinirgataḥ: Kriyā (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + nir + gam (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग-सम्भव

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (quote of Dadhīci embedded)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra narrative frame (Dakṣa-yajña prelude)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dadhīci, austere and radiant, turns away from the bustling yajña-vāṭa, raising a hand in warning; behind him priests and attendants continue amid smoke, banners, and sacrificial fires, unaware of impending calamity.

Characters & Entities

• Dadhīci

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is violated, consequences can be immediate; the wise withdraw from adharma to preserve sanctity and truth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra region frames the episode, but the verse itself is a narrative warning rather than a tīrtha-phala statement.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it records a warning and Dadhīci’s departure.