Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

सांप्रतं किं नु वो वच्मि यत्तद्वदत मा चिरम्

Transliteration

sāṃprataṃ kiṃ nu vo vacmi yattadvadata mā ciram

Translation

এতিয়া ক’বা, মই তোমালোকক আৰু কি ক’ম? যি সুধিব খোজা, বিলম্ব নকৰিবা—সোনকালে কোৱা।

Word by Word

• सांप्रतम्: now, at present
• सांप्रतम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सांप्रतम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-नपुंसक)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• नु: indeed/then (particle)
• नु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), प्रश्न/अनुनयार्थक

• वः: to you
• वः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (Dative), बहुवचन; एन्क्लिटिक

• वच्मि: I speak / shall tell
• वच्मि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘यत्’ इत्यस्य प्रत्यवमर्श

• वदत: say, tell
• वदत: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• मा: do not
• मा: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक निपात (prohibitive particle)

• चिरम्: for long / long (time)
• चिरम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb), ‘दीर्घकालम्’

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The narrator pauses after concluding, turning slightly toward the sages with an open palm gesture, inviting their next question; the sages lean forward, ready to speak.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It models the Purāṇic method: dharma is clarified through humble inquiry and authoritative reply.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; it transitions the narrative from one set of tīrtha teachings to the next.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a conversational prompt inviting the next question.