Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 154
Devanagari script
मुनिरुवाच । त्वया सह न संवादो मया कार्योऽधुना क्वचित् । या त्वं बालापि मामेवं निषेधयसि सर्वतः
Transliteration
muniruvāca | tvayā saha na saṃvādo mayā kāryo'dhunā kvacit | yā tvaṃ bālāpi māmevaṃ niṣedhayasi sarvataḥ
Translation
മുനി പറഞ്ഞു—ഇപ്പോൾ നിനക്കൊപ്പം എവിടെയും എനിക്ക് സംവാദം നടത്തേണ്ടതില്ല; കാരണം നീ ബാലികയായിട്ടും എന്നെ ഇങ്ങനെ എല്ലാതരത്തിലും തടയുന്നു।
Word by Word
मुनिःthe sage
मुनिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmuni (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
त्वयाwith you / by you
त्वया:
Saha (Association/सह)
TypeNoun
Rootyusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्री/पुं (सर्वनाम), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
सहwith
सह:
Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsaha (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; सहार्थक (with)
नnot
न:
Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)
संवादःconversation
संवादः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsaṃvāda (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
मयाby me
मया:
Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
कार्यःto be done; necessary
कार्यः:
Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkārya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative)
अधुनाnow
अधुना:
Kāla (Time/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootadhunā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक (now)
क्वचित्anywhere; at any time
क्वचित्:
Desha/Kāla (Place/Time adjunct)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkvacit (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देश/कालवाचक (anywhere/ever)
याwho (she)
या:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
बालाa girl; child
बाला:
Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbālā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
अपिeven; also
अपि:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय/अपवाद (even/also)
माम्me
माम्:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
एवम्thus
एवम्:
Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootevam (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)
निषेधयसिyou forbid; you restrain
निषेधयसि:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootनि-षिध् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
सर्वतःcompletely; on all sides
सर्वतः:
Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsarvatas (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; सर्वदिक्/सर्वप्रकार (from all sides; entirely)
Speaker
Muni (the sage)
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: his daughter
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A sage, composed yet firm, raises a palm in gentle refusal; a young girl-scholar stands or sits opposite, confident; the atmosphere is disciplined, not angry.
FAQs
Correction can come even from the young; true authority accepts restraint when it aligns with dharma.
No tīrtha is directly referenced in this verse.
None.