Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

कैश्चित्सार्द्धं विरोधो न कर्तव्यः केनचित्क्वचित् । कर्तव्यश्चेत्प्रयत्नेन यथा नोपहसेज्जनः

Transliteration

kaiścitsārddhaṃ virodho na kartavyaḥ kenacitkvacit | kartavyaścetprayatnena yathā nopahasejjanaḥ

Translation

ചിലരോടൊപ്പം എവിടെയും ആരും വൈരോധ്യം ചെയ്യരുത്. ചെയ്യേണ്ടിവന്നാൽ, ജനങ്ങൾ പരിഹസിക്കാതിരിക്കുവാൻ അത്യന്തം പരിശ്രമത്തോടെ ചെയ്യണം.

Word by Word

• कैः: with some (people)
• कैः: Sahakari/Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural (interrog./indef. ‘by/with some’)

• चित्: some / any
• चित्: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (निपात)
• Form: निपात (अनिश्चितार्थक; ‘some/any’ सूचक) — Indefinitizing particle

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सहार्थक) — Indeclinable meaning ‘together with’

• विरोधः: conflict
• विरोधः: Karta/Topic (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात — Negative particle

• कर्तव्यः: should be done
• कर्तव्यः: Vidhi (Obligation predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Gerundive/Obligative), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masc. Nom. Sg.; ‘to be done/should be done’

• केन: by someone
• केन: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular (indef. ‘by someone’)

• चित्: some / any
• चित्: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (निपात)
• Form: निपात (अनिश्चितार्थक) — Indefinitizing particle

• क्वचित्: anywhere / ever
• क्वचित्: Desha/Kaala-adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देश/कालवाचक) — Indeclinable ‘somewhere/ever’

• कर्तव्यः: should be done
• कर्तव्यः: Vidhi (Obligation predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masc. Nom. Sg.

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (Condition/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (शर्तार्थक) — Conditional particle ‘if’

• प्रयत्नेन: with effort
• प्रयत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• यथा: so that
• यथा: Prayojana/Upapatti (Purpose/manner marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकार/उद्देश्यवाचक) — Indeclinable ‘so that/as’

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात — Negative particle

• उपहसेत्: would mock / ridicule
• उपहसेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + हस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Optative, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• जनः: people / a person
• जनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual; within Kāśīkhaṇḍa often Skanda’s discourse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm sage instructs attentive listeners, palm raised in counsel; behind them a road with pilgrims, suggesting the teaching applies to travelers and communities.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes restraint and prudence: avoid needless enmity, and act carefully when duty requires confrontation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is general dharma-nīti instruction embedded in the Kāśī-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is guidance on conduct (ācāra) rather than a ritual rule.