Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63
Devanagari script
स्वकृतेन जनः सर्वो जनेन परिभूयते । अवश्यमर्थी प्राप्नोति खण्डनां शशिखंडभृत्
Transliteration
svakṛtena janaḥ sarvo janena paribhūyate | avaśyamarthī prāpnoti khaṇḍanāṃ śaśikhaṃḍabhṛt
Translation
“اپنے ہی اعمال کے سبب ہر شخص دوسروں کے ہاتھوں ذلیل ہوتا ہے۔ اے چاند کی کلغی والے، جو دوسرے کی مہربانی کا طالب ہو وہ لازماً تحقیر پاتا ہے۔”
Word by Word
sva-kṛtenaby one’s own deed
sva-kṛtena:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootsva (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (कृदन्त)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (स्वेन कृतम्)
janaḥa person
janaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootjana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
sarvaḥevery/entire
sarvaḥ:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्
janenaby (another) person/people
janena:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootjana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
paribhūyateis humiliated/overpowered
paribhūyate:
Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpari + bhū (धातु)
Formलट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे अर्थः ‘is overpowered/insulted’
avaśyaminevitably
avaśyam:
Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootavaśyam (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb)
arthīone who seeks (something)
arthī:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootarthin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘अर्थी’ = इच्छुकः/याचकः
prāpnotiattains/gets
prāpnoti:
Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra + āp (धातु)
Formलट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
khaṇḍanāmbreaking/ruin; humiliation
khaṇḍanām:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkhaṇḍanā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (accusative)
śaśi-khaṇḍa-bhṛtO bearer of the moon-fragment (Śiva)
śaśi-khaṇḍa-bhṛt:
Sambodhana/Alambya (Addressed deity/आलम्ब्य)
TypeNoun
Rootśaśin (प्रातिपदिक) + khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhṛt (कृदन्त: भृ-धातु)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शशिनः खण्डं बिभर्ति)
Speaker
Girijā (Pārvatī)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Pārvatī addresses Śiva (moon-crested) with stern composure; her gesture is instructive—raised hand or pointed palm—while Śiva listens, calm yet attentive; the atmosphere is didactic within a domestic divine setting.
Characters & Entities
G
GirijāP
PārvatīŚ
ŚivaŚ
ŚaśikhaṇḍabhṛtFAQs
Karma and conduct shape social outcomes; dharma values self-discipline over needy dependence that invites contempt.
None; the verse is ethical instruction within the narrative.
None.