Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

इति पृष्टं त्वया विप्र यथाशक्त्या मयेरितम् । असूक्तं सूक्तमथवा क्षंतव्यं किं वदामि च

Transliteration

iti pṛṣṭaṃ tvayā vipra yathāśaktyā mayeritam | asūktaṃ sūktamathavā kṣaṃtavyaṃ kiṃ vadāmi ca

Translation

Wahai brāhmaṇa, apa yang engkau tanyakan telah kujawab menurut kemampuanku. Entah ucapanku baik atau kurang baik, mohon ampun—apa lagi yang dapat kukatakan?

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• पृष्टम्: asked
• पृष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + छिद्/पृच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘प्रश्नितम्/asked’

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सामान्य), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; कर्तृ-निर्देश (agent in passive)

• विप्र: O brahmin
• विप्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• यथाशक्त्या: according to (my) ability
• यथाशक्त्या: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; अर्थः ‘शक्त्यानुसारम्’ (adverbial)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सामान्य), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; कर्तृ-निर्देश (agent)

• ईरितम्: spoken
• ईरितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईर्/ईरय् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘उक्तम्/said’

• असूक्तम्: ill-spoken (word)
• असूक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ + सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुष (negated)

• सूक्तम्: well-spoken (word)
• सूक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अथवा: or
• अथवा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive) ‘or’

• क्षन्तव्यम्: to be forgiven
• क्षन्तव्यम्: Kriya (Predicative obligation/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षम (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘क्षम्यताम्/should be forgiven’

• किम्: what
• किम्: Sambandha (Interrogative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (interrogative)

• वदामि: I say
• वदामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction) ‘and’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by section-context (Māheśvarakhaṇḍa discourse)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vipra questioner

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The child-speaker folds hands, concluding his reply to a brāhmaṇa, expressing humility and requesting forgiveness; the assembly softens.

Characters & Entities

• Vipra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True teaching is offered with humility; the speaker submits his words for charitable hearing and forgiveness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a discourse-closure within the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a courteous concluding statement after giving dharma-instruction.