Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

सपत्नीवाक्यभल्लीभिर्भिन्ने महति मे हृदि । तव बाष्पौघवारीणि न तिष्ठंति करोमि किम्

Transliteration

sapatnīvākyabhallībhirbhinne mahati me hṛdi | tava bāṣpaughavārīṇi na tiṣṭhaṃti karomi kim

Translation

سوتن کے کلمات کے نیزوں نے میرے دل کو گہرا زخمی کر دیا ہے؛ اور تمہارے آنسوؤں کے سیلاب تھمتے نہیں۔ میں کیا کروں؟

Word by Word

• सपत्नीवाक्यभल्लीभिः: by the arrow-like words of the co-wife
• सपत्नीवाक्यभल्लीभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सपत्नी + वाक्य + भल्ली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (सपत्नी- वाक्यानि एव भल्ल्यः इव)

• भिन्ने: pierced, split
• भिन्ने: Visheshana of हृदि (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भिद् (धातु) → भिन्न (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (हृदि) भिन्ने

• महति: great
• महति: Visheshana of हृदि (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप

• हृदि: in (my) heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• बाष्पौघवारीणि: flood-waters of tears
• बाष्पौघवारीणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाष्प + ओघ + वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (बाष्पस्य ओघः, तस्य वारि)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• तिष्ठन्ति: remain, stay (do not stop)
• तिष्ठन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• करोमि: I do
• करोमि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक सर्वनाम

Speaker

Sunīti (addressing Dhruva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A questioning sage/audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mother confesses her heart is pierced by co-wife’s cruel words; the child’s tears flow unceasingly—an intense, intimate scene of sorrow and moral crisis.

Characters & Entities

• Sunīti
• Dhruva
• Sapatnī (co-wife; Suruci implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cruel speech wounds like weapons; compassion recognizes suffering yet seeks a dharmic way forward.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; this verse focuses on emotional and moral struggle within the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a lament highlighting the pain caused by harsh speech and ongoing grief.