Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

सर्वस्य विद्यते प्रांतो न वांछायाः कथंचन

Transliteration

sarvasya vidyate prāṃto na vāṃchāyāḥ kathaṃcana

Translation

Toute chose a une fin ; seul le désir, en vérité, n’a absolument pas de fin.

Word by Word

• सर्वस्य: of everything/for everyone
• सर्वस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), एकवचनम्

• विद्यते: exists, is found
• विद्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; सत्तार्थकः (exists/is found)

• प्रान्तः: end, limit
• प्रान्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), एकवचनम्

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम्

• वाञ्छायाः: of desire
• वाञ्छायाः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाञ्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), एकवचनम्

• कथंचन: in any way, ever
• कथंचन: Emphasis/Modifier (बलवर्धक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथंचन (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकार/निषेध-बलवर्धकः (in any way/ever)

Speaker

Atithi (inferred)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim contemplates a setting sun over a sacred waterbody; worldly objects fade into dusk while a shadowy, many-headed serpent-like form symbolizes endless desire.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Contentment is essential because unchecked desire is inherently endless.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

It occurs within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya setting of the Nāgara-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is stated; it is a direct teaching on vairāgya and santoṣa.