Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा क्षत्रिया विस्मयं ययुः । अर्जुनश्च कटाक्षेपे लज्जितः कृष्णमैक्षत

Transliteration

iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā kṣatriyā vismayaṃ yayuḥ | arjunaśca kaṭākṣepe lajjitaḥ kṛṣṇamaikṣata

Translation

Nghe lời ấy, các kṣatriya đều kinh ngạc. Còn Arjuna, xấu hổ trước những ánh nhìn liếc ngang, liền hướng mắt về Kṛṣṇa.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd); एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial to main action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having heard’

• क्षत्रियाः: the Kshatriyas
• क्षत्रियाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन

• विस्मयम्: astonishment
• विस्मयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• ययुः: went/entered (into)
• ययुः: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); बहुवचन

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• कटाक्षेपे: in/at the side-glance
• कटाक्षेपे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटाक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• लज्जितः: ashamed
• लज्जितः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लज्जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √लज्ज्)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचन

• कृष्णम्: Krishna
• कृष्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• ऐक्षत: looked at
• ऐक्षत: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of kṣatriyas in an assembly, faces widened in astonishment; Arjuna slightly lowered gaze, embarrassed by sidelong looks, turning his head toward Kṛṣṇa seated calmly beside him.

Characters & Entities

• Kṣatriyas
• Arjuna
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the greatest heroes seek guidance; humility and reliance on dharmic counsel are marks of nobility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not directly in this verse; the larger context continues to elevate Guptakṣetra and Devī’s grace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative transition highlighting reaction and emotion.