Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

ततः कोपपरीतात्मा सोऽपि तां शप्तुमुद्यतः । कमण्डलोर्जलं गृह्य संतापाद्रक्तलोचनः

Transliteration

tataḥ kopaparītātmā so'pi tāṃ śaptumudyataḥ | kamaṇḍalorjalaṃ gṛhya saṃtāpādraktalocanaḥ

Translation

Bấy giờ, tâm ông bị cơn giận bao phủ, ông cũng toan nguyền rủa nàng; múc nước từ bình kamaṇḍalu, đôi mắt đỏ ngầu vì nỗi bức bách cháy bỏng.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तरार्थक (adverb: 'then/thereupon')

• कोपपरीतात्मा: whose mind was overcome by anger
• कोपपरीतात्मा: Visheshana (Attribute of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक) + परीत (कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (कोपेन परीतः आत्मा यस्य सः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Nipata (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक (particle: 'also/even')

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• शप्तुम्: to curse
• शप्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शप् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Infinitive)

• उद्यतः: ready; intent
• उद्यतः: Visheshana (Attribute of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्+यम् (धातु) → उद्यत (कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि/भावे)
• Form: कृदन्त (PPP/adj. 'raised/ready'), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (सः)

• कमण्डलोः: of the water-pot (kamaṇḍalu)
• कमण्डलोः: Apadana/Sambandha (Source/possession: 'of/from the water-pot')
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमण्डलु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karman (Object of गृहीत्वा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गृह्य: having taken
• गृह्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु) → गृह्य (कृदन्त-ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• संतापात्: from distress; due to anguish
• संतापात्: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संताप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे

• रक्तलोचनः: red-eyed
• रक्तलोचनः: Visheshana (Attribute of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (रक्ते लोचने यस्य सः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice; continuity suggests Sūta’s narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The aged sage, eyes reddened, grips his kamaṇḍalu and draws water, poised to pronounce a counter-curse; the scene is charged with heat-like tension despite the presence of water.

Characters & Entities

• kamaṇḍalu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It cautions that anger can seize even ascetics, and that retaliatory speech/actions escalate suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not stated in this verse; it is part of the narrative sequence within the Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No tīrtha-ritual is prescribed; the kamaṇḍalu water appears as a narrative device for a curse.