Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 33
Devanagari script
त्वमेव जहि तं दुष्टं मृत्युं यास्यति नान्यथा
Transliteration
tvameva jahi taṃ duṣṭaṃ mṛtyuṃ yāsyati nānyathā
Translation
«Toi seul dois frapper ce scélérat ; autrement, il n’ira point à la mort.»
Word by Word
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
एवindeed/alone
एव:
Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle: 'indeed/only')
जहिslay!
जहि:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√हन् (हनँ)
Formलोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
तम्him
तम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
दुष्टम्wicked
दुष्टम्:
Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; √दुष् + क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies 'tam')
मृत्युम्death
मृत्युम्:
Karma (Result/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; फल/परिणामार्थक कर्म (result)
यास्यतिwill go/meet (death)
यास्यति:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√या (या)
Formलृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
नnot
न:
Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)
अन्यथाotherwise
अन्यथा:
Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्यथा (अव्यय)
Formप्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner: 'otherwise')
Speaker
Brahmā (continued)
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Pilgrimage audience
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Brahmā’s decisive plea: he points or gestures emphatically toward the threat, while Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa remains calm yet resolute, signaling imminent action.
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śrī KṛṣṇaT
TālameghaFAQs
Some obstacles are removed only by surrender to the Supreme; ultimate power to end entrenched adharma rests with the Divine.
No site is directly mentioned; the verse belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative milieu.
None.