Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

न दैत्येषु प्रभेदृक्स्यान्नाकृतिर्दानवेष्वियम् । महासाध्वसदः कोयमस्माकं हृत्प्रकंपनः

Transliteration

na daityeṣu prabhedṛksyānnākṛtirdānaveṣviyam | mahāsādhvasadaḥ koyamasmākaṃ hṛtprakaṃpanaḥ

Translation

یہ نہ دَیتیوں میں کوئی پہچانی ہوئی قسم ہے، نہ دانَوؤں میں یہ صورت پائی جاتی ہے۔ یہ کون ہے جو عظیم ہیبت ڈال کر ہمارے دلوں کو لرزا رہا ہے؟

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• daityeṣu: among the Daityas
• daityeṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन

• prabhedṛk: one who distinguishes/recognizes differences
• prabhedṛk: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prabhedṛk (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (of ākṛtiḥ)

• syāt: would be
• syāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• ākṛtiḥ: appearance/form
• ākṛtiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• dānaveṣu: among the Dānavas
• dānaveṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन

• iyam: this (she/this form)
• iyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• mahā: great
• mahā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-पूर्वपद (indeclinable-like adjectival prefix)

• sādhvasa: fear/terror
• sādhvasa: Purvapada (Compound-member/पूर्वपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhvasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• daḥ: giving/causing
• daḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: da (धातु) + kvip (क्विप्-कृत्) → daḥ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कृदन्त (agentive)

• kaḥ: who?
• kaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• ayam: this (one)
• ayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• asmākam: of us/our
• asmākam: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• hṛt: heart
• hṛt: Purvapada (Compound-member/पूर्वपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (समासपूर्वपद)

• prakaṃpanaḥ: trembling/shaking
• prakaṃpanaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prakaṃpana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Surāḥ (the gods), collectively

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A host of daityas/dānavas recoil in confusion, pointing toward an unprecedented, terrifying form; faces show dread, hearts ‘quake’ as the unknown power approaches.

Characters & Entities

• Daitya
• Dānava
• Surāḥ (Devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True spiritual force is not reducible to familiar ‘enemy’ categories; awe arises when the cosmic order reveals an unexpected agent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None explicitly; the verse is part of the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s larger sacred narrative world.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.