Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

सम्यग्विचार्य यत्नेन कुरु कार्यं च सर्वदा । न कुर्याः कस्यचिद्बाधां परबाधां निवारय

Transliteration

samyagvicārya yatnena kuru kāryaṃ ca sarvadā | na kuryāḥ kasyacidbādhāṃ parabādhāṃ nivāraya

Translation

Nach rechter Erwägung vollbringe stets deine Pflicht mit Anstrengung. Füge niemandem Schaden zu; wehre den Schaden ab, den andere verursachen.

Word by Word

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: properly)

• विचार्य: having reflected/considered
• विचार्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि+√चर् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त; अव्ययभाव)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त-अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया — having considered

• यत्नेन: with effort
• यत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• कुरु: do
• कुरु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन — Imperative, 2nd person, Singular

• कार्यम्: the duty/what should be done
• कार्यम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• कुर्याः: should do
• कुर्याः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन — Optative, 2nd person, Singular

• कस्यचित्: of anyone
• कस्यचित्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Pronoun, Genitive, Singular; अनिश्चितार्थ (indefinite)

• बाधाम्: harm/obstruction
• बाधाम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• परबाधाम्: harm done by others / others' harm
• परबाधाम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + बाधा (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative, Singular; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (परस्य बाधा)

• निवारय: ward off/prevent
• निवारय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+√वृ (धातु) (णिच्)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन — Imperative, 2nd person, Singular; causative stem (to cause to cease)

Speaker

Unspecified (didactic instruction within Brahmottara Khaṇḍa narrative)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A leader stands between a victim and an aggressor, palm raised in a stopping gesture; nearby a sage holds a manuscript, symbolizing deliberation before action; the scene resolves into peace.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right action requires reflection and effort; dharma includes both refraining from harm and actively protecting others from harm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the teaching is universal.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual; it prescribes ethical discipline (ahiṃsā) and protective responsibility.