Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

अन्ये चेत्प्राकृता लोका बहुपापानि कुर्वते । प्रधानपुरुषेणापि कार्यं तत्पृष्ठतोनु किम्

Transliteration

anye cetprākṛtā lokā bahupāpāni kurvate | pradhānapuruṣeṇāpi kāryaṃ tatpṛṣṭhatonu kim

Translation

Kahit ang ibang karaniwang tao ay gumawa ng maraming kasalanan, ano naman? Dapat bang ang isang pangunahing tao ay sumunod sa likuran nila at gawin din iyon?

Word by Word

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• cet: if
• cet: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cet (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/निबन्धन-अव्यय; शर्तसूचक (conditional particle)

• prākṛtāḥ: ordinary, natural
• prākṛtāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prākṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of lokāḥ)

• lokāḥ: people, worlds
• lokāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• bahu-pāpāni: many sins
• bahu-pāpāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; कर्मपद (object)

• kurvate: do, commit
• kurvate: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• pradhāna-puruṣeṇa: by the chief person
• pradhāna-puruṣeṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradhāna (प्रातिपदिक) + puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; करण/सहायक-भाव (instrument/agentive association)

• api: even, also
• api: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; अपि = 'also/even' (emphatic particle)

• kāryam: a duty; what should be done
• kāryam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक; कृ-धातोः यत्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भाववाचक/कर्तव्यता (that which is to be done)

• tat: that
• tat: Anvaya (Reference/अन्वय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• pṛṣṭhataḥ: from behind; afterwards
• pṛṣṭhataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pṛṣṭhatas (अव्यय; पृष्ठतः)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक/स्थानवाचक (adverb of place)

• anu: after, following
• anu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anu (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/निपात; अनुवर्ती/पश्चात्-अर्थ (after, following)

• kim: what?
• kim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक (interrogative)

Speaker

Nakula (contextual continuation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A senior brāhmaṇa/ācārya admonishes a younger seeker: the crowd behind is shown engaging in careless acts, while the ‘foremost’ stands apart, composed, refusing to follow.

Characters & Entities

• Pradhāna-puruṣa (foremost person)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A righteous or eminent person must not justify wrongdoing by pointing to the sins of others.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is specified; the emphasis is on universal dharma and ethical leadership.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it teaches moral responsibility rather than a rite.