Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 68
Devanagari script
किं च ध्यायसि भो राजन्दीर्घमुष्णं च निःश्वसन्
Transliteration
kiṃ ca dhyāyasi bho rājandīrghamuṣṇaṃ ca niḥśvasan
Translation
«Et à quoi songes-tu, ô Roi, tandis que tu pousses de longs soupirs brûlants ?»
Word by Word
किम्what
किम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम
चand, also
च:
Sambandha (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: 'and/also')
ध्यायसिyou meditate/ponder
ध्यायसि:
Kriya (Action)
TypeVerb
Rootध्यै (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन
भोO!
भो:
Sambodhana (Address)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभो (अव्यय)
Formसम्बोधनार्थक-अव्यय (vocative particle)
राजन्O king
राजन्:
Sambodhana (Address)
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन
दीर्घम्long
दीर्घम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootदीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (निःश्वासम्/श्वासम् implied)
उष्णम्hot, warm
उष्णम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootउष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (निःश्वासम्/श्वासम् implied)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय
निःश्वसन्sighing, breathing out
निःश्वसन्:
Karta (Agent of concomitant action)
TypeVerb
Rootनिः + श्वस् (धातु) → निःश्वसत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formवर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि: 'while breathing/sighing'
Speaker
Gautama
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Close focus on the king’s face: furrowed brow, long exhale visible in stylized breath, hand to chest; the sage watches attentively, inviting disclosure.
Characters & Entities
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GautamaK
KingFAQs
Inner suffering reveals unresolved karma; dharmic counsel begins by bringing hidden grief into speech and clarity.
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