Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

अहोरात्रस्य गमनान्नृणामायुर्विनश्यति । आत्मानमनुशोच त्वं किमन्यमनुशोचसि

Transliteration

ahorātrasya gamanānnṛṇāmāyurvinaśyati | ātmānamanuśoca tvaṃ kimanyamanuśocasi

Translation

Dengan berlalu siang dan malam, umur manusia semakin susut. Ratapilah dan perhatikan dirimu sendiri—mengapa engkau meratapi orang lain?

Word by Word

• अहोरात्रस्य: of day and night
• अहोरात्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक) + रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (अहोरात्र = day-and-night); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व); षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• गमनात्: from the passing
• गमनात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गमन (प्रातिपदिक; from √गम् (धातु))
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादान/हेतु (cause)

• नृणाम्: of men
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• आयुः: lifespan
• आयुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

• विनश्यति: perishes
• विनश्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आत्मानम्: yourself / the self
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• अनुशोच: lament (for)
• अनुशोच: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + √शुच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• अन्यम्: another (person)
• अन्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म; किम् इत्यस्य विशेष्य (object specified by 'what')

• अनुशोचसि: do you lament (for)
• अनुशोचसि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + √शुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Setukhaṇḍa didactic narration within Skanda Purāṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu/Setubandha (Rāmeśvara-kṣetra ambience)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sun and moon wheel overhead like a clock; a pilgrim-sage points to the sky while another person weeps for someone else—then turns inward in meditation near the sea/ghat.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Time continually consumes life; therefore prioritize self-discipline and spiritual welfare over worldly sorrow.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu is the overarching pilgrimage context, but the verse focuses on inner dharma rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the implied prescription is to practice dharma, reflection, and timely sacred action.