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

Dan pekerjaan apa pun yang lain—meski sangat kecil, wahai Tuan—aku tidak akan melakukannya. Jika tidak, meninggalkan Paduka aku akan pergi entah ke mana, dengan hati sangat tersiksa.

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).