Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24
Devanagari script
नर्मणापि मया प्रोक्तं कदाचिन्नानृतं वचः
Transliteration
narmaṇāpi mayā proktaṃ kadācinnānṛtaṃ vacaḥ
Translation
Selbst im Scherz habe ich zu keiner Zeit ein unwahres Wort gesprochen.
Word by Word
नर्मणाby jest / in play
नर्मणा:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootनर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by/with jest)
अपिeven / also
अपि:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ (even/also)
मयाby me
मया:
Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by me)
प्रोक्तम्spoken / said
प्रोक्तम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; past passive participle ‘spoken/said’
कदाचित्ever / at any time
कदाचित्:
Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकदाचित् (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)
नnot
न:
Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-निपात (negation particle)
अनृतम्untruth / falsehood
अनृतम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअनृत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (untruth/falsehood)
वचःspeech / word
वचः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (speech/word)
Speaker
Prasthātṛ (the sage)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A solemn speaker, hands in añjali, declares unwavering truthfulness; a subtle aura of dharma surrounds him, suggesting a vow kept across time.
Characters & Entities
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PrasthātṛFAQs
Truthfulness is absolute for a sage; integrity of speech sustains spiritual power and the reliability of dharmic order.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse; it emphasizes satya as a core Purāṇic virtue.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse asserts the unwavering truth of the speaker’s words.