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
À présent, que puis-je vous dire de plus ? Dites ce que vous souhaitez demander, sans tarder.
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.