Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

तथाऽन्यदपि यत्किंचित्कर्म स्वल्पमपि प्रभो । त्वां वा त्यक्त्वा गमिष्यामि कुत्रचित्पीडितो भृशम्

Transliteration

tathā'nyadapi yatkiṃcitkarma svalpamapi prabho | tvāṃ vā tyaktvā gamiṣyāmi kutracitpīḍito bhṛśam

Translation

«Et toute autre tâche, fût-elle minime, ô Seigneur, je ne l’accomplirai pas. Sinon, te laissant derrière moi, j’irai quelque part, accablé d’une peine extrême.»

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, so
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उपमानार्थ क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘thus/so’)

• अन्यत्: another thing
• अन्यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd); एकवचन (used as ‘another (thing)’)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: ‘also/even’)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd); एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun: ‘whatever’)

• किंचित्: anything, something
• किंचित्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंचित् (सर्वनाम/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd); एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थ सर्वनाम (‘something/anything’)

• कर्म: act, deed
• कर्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd); एकवचन

• स्वल्पम्: small, little
• स्वल्पम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd); एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘कर्म’)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: ‘even’)

• प्रभो: O lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन (8th/vocative); एकवचन

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/accusative); एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक निपात (disjunctive particle: ‘or’)

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); ‘having abandoned’

• गमिष्यामि: I will go
• गमिष्यामि: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future); उत्तमपुरुष (1st person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुत्रचित्: somewhere
• कुत्रचित्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुत्रचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक अनिश्चित क्रियाविशेषण (indefinite locative adverb: ‘somewhere’)

• पीडितः: afflicted, tormented
• पीडितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीडित (पीड् धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/nominative); एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle)

• भृशम्: greatly, exceedingly
• भृशम्: Sambandha (Adverbial modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/तीव्रतावाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘excessively’)

Speaker

Lakṣmaṇa (addressing Rāma as prabhu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A distressed attendant speaks to Rāma with a mix of pleading and agitation, implying he cannot bear leaving without a task; Rāma’s composure contrasts the speaker’s turmoil.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Rāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When emotions surge, one may abandon duty and relationships; dharma calls for restraint, dialogue, and steadiness of mind.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it belongs to a larger tīrtha-glorification chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it discusses refusal to perform even small duties (karma).