Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42
Devanagari script
इत्युक्तवति गोविंदे प्रहस्य स महाभुजः । प्रश्रयावनतो भूत्वा इदमाह जनार्दनम्
Transliteration
ityuktavati goviṃde prahasya sa mahābhujaḥ | praśrayāvanato bhūtvā idamāha janārdanam
Translation
ครั้นโควินทะตรัสดังนั้น ผู้มีพาหุใหญ่ก็หัวเราะยิ้ม แล้วก้มลงด้วยความนอบน้อม กล่าวถ้อยคำนี้ต่อชนารทนะ
Word by Word
itithus
iti:
Discourse marker
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)
uktavati(when) having spoken
uktavati:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Root√vac (धातु) → ukta (कृदन्त) + vat (मतुप्/वत्-प्रत्यय)
Formकृदन्ताधारित विशेषण; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; locative absolute with 'goviṃde' (when Govindā had spoken)
goviṃdein/when Govinda (spoke)
goviṃde:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootgovinda (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative absolute partner
prahasyahaving laughed
prahasya:
Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpra-√has (धातु) → prahasya (ल्यप्/त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव-रूप)
Formअव्ययकृदन्त (ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष), क्रियाविशेषण; 'having laughed'
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
mahābhujaḥthe mighty-armed one
mahābhujaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahā + bhuja (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण of 'saḥ'
praśraya-avanataḥbowed humbly
praśraya-avanataḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootpraśraya + avanata (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (प्रश्रयेण अवनतः) 'bowed with humility'
bhūtvāhaving become
bhūtvā:
Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Root√bhū (धातु) → bhūtvā (क्त्वा)
Formअव्ययकृदन्त (क्त्वान्त), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having become)
idamthis
idam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; object of 'āha'
āhasaid
āha:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ah (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
janārdanamto Janārdana
janārdanam:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootjanārdana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; addressee as object of speaking (to Janārdana)
Speaker
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: After Govinda’s words, the mighty-armed figure laughs gently, then bows with humility and addresses Janārdana—strength softened by devotion.
Characters & Entities
G
Govinda (Viṣṇu)J
Janārdana (Viṣṇu)V
Vīrabhadra (implied: mighty-armed one)FAQs
True power is accompanied by humility; even divine warriors honor dharma through respectful speech.
Not explicit in this verse; it supports the Kedāra-kathā framework rather than a site description.
None.