Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 119

Devanagari script

पत्नीं चैव तु जीवंतीं परामभ्यगमन्मुदम् । हन्यादिति न सा वेद शस्त्रपाणौ स्थिते सुते

Transliteration

patnīṃ caiva tu jīvaṃtīṃ parāmabhyagamanmudam | hanyāditi na sā veda śastrapāṇau sthite sute

Translation

见到妻子仍然活着，他心中充满了极大的欢喜。她并不知道他曾起念“我要杀”，而儿子正站在那里，手中握着兵器。

Word by Word

• patnīm: wife
• patnīm: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्ययम् (emphasis)

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: पक्षान्तरे/विरोधे-अव्ययम् (but/indeed)

• jīvantīm: living/alive
• jīvantīm: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √jīv (जीव्) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; पत्नीम् इति विशेषणम्

• parām: great/very
• parām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'supreme/very' (intensive)

• abhyagamat: approached/went to
• abhyagamat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi + √gam (गम्)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्गः 'अभि'

• mudam: joy
• mudam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; भाववाचकं

• hanyāt: might kill/should kill
• hanyāt: Kriya (Potential action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (हन्)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकारः (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• iti: thus/that
• iti: Vakyartha (Quotation marker/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (quotative particle)

• na: not
• na: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम् (negation)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• veda: knows
• veda: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (विद्)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• śastrapāṇau: with a weapon in (his) hand
• śastrapāṇau: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śastra + pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; 'in/when (he) has weapon-in-hand' (locative absolute sense with sthite)

• sthite: standing/being
• sthite: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (स्था) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; लोकेटिव्-अब्सोल्यूट् (सप्तमी-सम्बन्धः)

• sute: when the son (was)
• sute: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सप्तमी-सम्बन्धे (locative absolute)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to sages (contextual attribution for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Medhātithi embraces or approaches his living wife with joy; the mother looks puzzled, unaware of the son’s prior intent; the son stands with weapon, now harmless, the crisis dissolving.

Characters & Entities

• Medhātithi
• wife
• son (Cira-kārī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer appearances can hide inner turmoil; dharma requires awareness, restraint, and protection of life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced in this verse; it continues a moral narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the emphasis is on conduct (not acting on violent impulse).