Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

स एव दृश्यते राजन्प्रकाशात्परमर्मणाम् । यद्वा तद्वापि पारक्यं स्वल्पं वा यदि वा बहु

Transliteration

sa eva dṛśyate rājanprakāśātparamarmaṇām | yadvā tadvāpi pārakyaṃ svalpaṃ vā yadi vā bahu

Translation

تُرى تلك العلامات بعينها، يا أيها الملك، عند كشف أعمق الأسرار—سواء تعلّق الأمر بغيرك من شخصٍ أو مال، وسواء كان قليلاً أم كثيرًا.

Word by Word

• सः: he / that (one)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), प्रथमा (1st case/Nominative), एकवचनम् (singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्ययम् (particle of emphasis)

• दृश्यते: is seen / appears
• दृश्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), आत्मनेपदम् (Ātmanepada), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular); कर्मणि प्रयोगः (passive)

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• प्रकाशात्: from (their) manifestation / publicity
• प्रकाशात्: Apadana/Hetu (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), पञ्चमी (5th case/Ablative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• परमर्मणाम्: of others' secrets / vital points
• परमर्मणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + मर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), षष्ठी (6th case/Genitive), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• यद्वा: or else
• यद्वा: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययसमूहः (alternative marker: 'or else')

• तद्वा: or that
• तद्वा: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययसमूहः (alternative marker)

• अपि: also / even
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/सम्भावना-अव्ययम् (also/even)

• पारक्यम्: belonging to another; another's (matter)
• पारक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• स्वल्पम्: small / little
• स्वल्पम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम् (or)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्ययम् (conditional 'if')

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम् (or)

• बहु: much / many
• बहु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचनम् (singular)

Speaker

Unknown (contextual narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa; addressing a king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (general)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage points to symbolic ‘marks’ appearing as a person speaks secrets: whispered words become visible threads leading to another’s house/wealth; the king observes how even small disclosures leave karmic traces.

Characters & Entities

• rājan

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Speech is karmically weighty: exposing hidden matters—especially those of others—becomes a visible moral ‘mark’ and a cause of suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; it is a general dharma instruction within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual; it implies restraint in speech and guarding confidences.