Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

मुण्डे मुण्डे मतिर्भिन्ना सत्यमेतन्नृप स्फुटम् । स्वाभीष्टं कुरुते सर्वः कुर्मोऽभीष्टं वयं तथा

Transliteration

muṇḍe muṇḍe matirbhinnā satyametannṛpa sphuṭam | svābhīṣṭaṃ kurute sarvaḥ kurmo'bhīṣṭaṃ vayaṃ tathā

Translation

اے بادشاہ! یہ کھلا سچ ہے کہ ہر سر کی رائے جدا ہوتی ہے۔ ہر شخص اپنی پسند کے مطابق کرتا ہے؛ ہم بھی اپنی مراد کے مطابق ہی کریں گے۔

Word by Word

• muṇḍe: in (each) head / per person
• muṇḍe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोग (reduplication)

• muṇḍe: in (each) head / per person
• muṇḍe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोग

• matiḥ: mind, opinion
• matiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• bhinnā: different, divided
• bhinnā: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhid (भिद् धातु) → bhinna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying matiḥ)

• satyam: truth
• satyam: Karma/Predicate (Object-like/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; वाक्ये विधेय-भावः (predicative)

• etat: this
• etat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; satyam इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• nṛpa: O king
• nṛpa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• sphuṭam: clearly, plainly
• sphuṭam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sphuṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• svābhīṣṭam: one's desired (thing)
• svābhīṣṭam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + abhīṣṭa (इष् धातु → अभि-इष्; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य अभिष्टम्)

• kurute: does, performs
• kurute: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• sarvaḥ: everyone
• sarvaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सामान्यकर्तृ (generic subject)

• kurmaḥ: we do
• kurmaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तम-पुरुष (1st), बहुवचन

• abhīṣṭam: desired (thing)
• abhīṣṭam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhīṣṭa (इष् धातु → अभि-इष्; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग-प्रयोगे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• tathā: thus, likewise
• tathā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

Speaker

Bhīma (continued discourse)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tense roadside or forest-path exchange: a speaker states the maxim about differing minds; a king listens, troubled, while attendants stand behind.

Characters & Entities

• Bhīma
• King (nṛpa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Human opinions vary; dharma requires discernment rather than being swayed by every viewpoint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the verse is a reflection on human tendencies and counsel.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a statement about conduct and differing viewpoints.