Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 142
Devanagari script
वेणुकुन्तादिनिगडमुद्गरांऽकुशताडनम् । भारोद्वहनसंक्लेशं शिक्षायुद्धादिपीडनम्
Transliteration
veṇukuntādinigaḍamudgarāṃ'kuśatāḍanam | bhārodvahanasaṃkleśaṃ śikṣāyuddhādipīḍanam
Translation
بانس، نیزوں وغیرہ کی بیڑیاں؛ گُرز اور انکُش سے ضربیں؛ بھاری بوجھ اٹھانے کی کلفت؛ اور تربیت، جنگ وغیرہ کی آزمائشوں سے اذیت۔
Word by Word
veṇubamboo (cane)
veṇu:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootveṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (bamboo; stem in compound)
kuntaspear
kunta:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkunta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (spear; stem in compound)
ādiand the like
ādi:
Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootādi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (आद्यार्थे “etc.”)
nigaḍashackle
nigaḍa:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootnigaḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (shackle; stem in compound)
mudgarahammer/club
mudgara:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmudgara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (hammer/club; stem in compound)
aṃkuśahook/goad
aṃkuśa:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootaṃkuśa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (hook/goad; stem in compound)
tāḍanambeating
tāḍanam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottāḍana (प्रातिपदिक; √tāḍ ताड् (धातु) + ल्युट्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (beating)
veṇukuntādinigaḍamudgarāṃkuśatāḍanambeating with bamboo, spear, shackles, hammer, hook, etc.
veṇukuntādinigaḍamudgarāṃkuśatāḍanam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootveṇu+kunta+ādi+nigaḍa+mudgara+aṃkuśa+tāḍana (प्रातिपदिकसमूह)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; करण-तत्पुरुष (veṇu-kunta-ādi-nigaḍa-mudgara-aṃkuśaiḥ tāḍanam)
bhāraburden
bhāra:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (burden; stem in compound)
udvahanacarrying
udvahana:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootudvahana (प्रातिपदिक; ud+√vah वह् (धातु) + ल्युट्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (carrying)
saṃkleśamaffliction
saṃkleśam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsaṃkleśa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (affliction)
bhārodvahanasaṃkleśamaffliction of carrying burdens
bhārodvahanasaṃkleśam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbhāra+udvahana+saṃkleśa (प्रातिपदिकसमूह)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (bhārasya udvahanasya saṃkleśaḥ)
śikṣātraining/discipline
śikṣā:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootśikṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (training/discipline; stem in compound)
yuddhabattle
yuddha:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootyuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (battle; stem in compound)
ādiand the like
ādi:
Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootādi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (आद्यार्थे “etc.”)
pīḍanamtorment/oppression
pīḍanam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpīḍana (प्रातिपदिक; √pīḍ पीड् (धातु) + ल्युट्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (tormenting/oppressing)
śikṣāyuddhādipīḍanamtorment through training, battle, etc.
śikṣāyuddhādipīḍanam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootśikṣā+yuddha+ādi+pīḍana (प्रातिपदिकसमूह)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (śikṣā-yuddha-ādīnām pīḍanam / pīḍanam śikṣāyuddhādibhiḥ)
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A sequence of oppressive implements—bamboo fetters, spear-like threats, clubs, hooks—followed by a labor scene of beings carrying heavy loads; a training-yard and battlefield vignette showing ‘śikṣā-yuddha’ as suffering.
FAQs
The worldly pursuit of power and utility often rests on oppression; dharma urges compassionate awareness and self-restraint.
No specific tīrtha is referenced.
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