Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2
Devanagari script
जन्म तस्य वृथा सर्वमाकल्पांतं न संशयः
Transliteration
janma tasya vṛthā sarvamākalpāṃtaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
Translation
তার সমগ্র জীবনই কল্পান্ত পর্যন্ত বৃথা যায়—এতে কোনো সন্দেহ নেই।
Word by Word
janmalife/birth
janma:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootjanman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
tasyaof him
tasya:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
vṛthāin vain
vṛthā:
Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvṛthā (अव्यय/निपात)
Formभाव-अव्यय (adverb: in vain)
sarvamentire, all
sarvam:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (janma)
ā-kalpa-antamup to the end of the aeon
ā-kalpa-antam:
Sambandha (Extent/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootā (उपसर्ग) + kalpa (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (आ + कल्पान्तम्) अर्थः—'कल्पान्तपर्यन्तम्'
nanot
na:
Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)
saṃśayaḥdoubt
saṃśayaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsaṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
Speaker
Tāraka (continuation)
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Ministers (implicit)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A stark didactic moment: the speaker’s face firm, the court subdued; symbolic imagery of a fading garland, extinguishing lamp, or hourglass-like time motif to convey life’s waste.
Characters & Entities
K
Kalpa (aeon)FAQs
A life not used for duty, virtue, and meaningful striving is declared barren—an emphatic Purāṇic reminder to live deliberately.
None.
None.