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
Nun, was soll ich euch noch sagen? Sprecht aus, was ihr fragen wollt, ohne Verzug.
Word by Word
सांप्रतम्now, at present
सांप्रतम्:
Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसांप्रतम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-नपुंसक)
Formकालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)
किम्what
किम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक
नुindeed/then (particle)
नु:
Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), प्रश्न/अनुनयार्थक
वःto you
वः:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (Dative), बहुवचन; एन्क्लिटिक
वच्मिI speak / shall tell
वच्मि:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन
यत्that which
यत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘यत्’ इत्यस्य प्रत्यवमर्श
वदतsay, tell
वदत:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवद् (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन
माdo not
मा:
Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक निपात (prohibitive particle)
चिरम्for long / long (time)
चिरम्:
Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकालवाचक 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
It models the Purāṇic method: dharma is clarified through humble inquiry and authoritative reply.
None directly; it transitions the narrative from one set of tīrtha teachings to the next.
None; it is a conversational prompt inviting the next question.