Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 23
Devanagari script
दुर्बलवृषवाही यः कटिलूती भवेत्स च
Transliteration
durbalavṛṣavāhī yaḥ kaṭilūtī bhavetsa ca
Translation
جو کمزور بیل پر بوجھ لاد کر اسے ہانکتا ہے، وہ اگلے جنم میں کٹیلوُتی—ایک حقیر رینگنے والی مخلوق—بن کر پیدا ہوتا ہے۔
Word by Word
दुर्बल-वृष-वाहीone who carries a weak bull
दुर्बल-वृष-वाही:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्बल (प्रातिपदिक) + वृष (प्रातिपदिक) + वाहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दुर्बलस्य वृषस्य) + उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (वृषं वहति)
यःwho
यः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम
कटि-लूतीa spider at the waist / waist-spider (a deformity/mark)
कटि-लूती:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकटि (प्रातिपदिक) + लूती (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कट्याः लूती)
भवेत्would become
भवेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
सःhe
सः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A frail bull, ribs visible, yoked and overburdened by a harsh driver; in the background a karmic vision shows the driver’s next birth as a low creeping parasite-like being (kaṭilūtī), emphasizing moral consequence.
Characters & Entities
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vṛṣaFAQs
Cruelty to vulnerable beings—especially working animals—returns as a degrading rebirth.
No site is mentioned; the verse is a dharma-śikṣā (moral instruction).
None; it implies compassionate conduct and protection of animals as dharma.