Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

किं वानेन बहूक्तेन तस्य मित्राणि बांधवाः । व्यवहारास्तथा सर्वे प्रकटाः स्युः सदैव हि

Transliteration

kiṃ vānena bahūktena tasya mitrāṇi bāṃdhavāḥ | vyavahārāstathā sarve prakaṭāḥ syuḥ sadaiva hi

Translation

Mais à quoi bon parler longuement ? Que ses amis et ses proches, et de même toutes ses affaires, soient à jamais manifestes à mes yeux.

Word by Word

• kim: what?
• kim: Prashna (Interrogative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक (what?)

• vā: or
• vā: Vikalpa (Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or/indeed)

• anena: by this; with this
• anena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• bahu-uktena: with many words; by much speaking
• bahu-uktena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bahu + ukta (कृदन्त; √vac (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; बहु-तत्पुरुषः ‘much-said’ = many words; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• tasya: of him/of that
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• mitrāṇi: friends
• mitrāṇi: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• bāndhavāḥ: kinsmen/relatives
• bāndhavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• vyavahārāḥ: dealings/transactions
• vyavahārāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyavahāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• tathā: likewise; also
• tathā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (also/likewise/thus)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘all’ (agreeing with vyavahārāḥ)

• prakaṭāḥ: manifest; evident
• prakaṭāḥ: Predicative complement (to syuḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prakaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (manifest)

• syuḥ: may be
• syuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• sadā: always
• sadā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: नित्यत्ववाचक-अव्यय (always)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (indeed)

• hi: indeed; for
• hi: Hetu/Avadharana (Reason/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (for/indeed)

Speaker

Puṣpa (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vaidīśa (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sweeping ‘revelation’ tableau: threads connect the target person to friends, relatives, and business dealings; scrolls/ledgers appear, conversations become visible—everything ‘prakaṭa’ (manifest) under divine sanction.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse highlights the allure of all-revealing knowledge; in dharma literature, such insight is meaningful only when governed by righteousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this particular line; it functions as part of a broader sacred-travel (tīrtha) discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it continues the list of requested revelations (prakaṭatā) regarding a person’s circle and conduct.