Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

त्वमेव जहि तं दुष्टं मृत्युं यास्यति नान्यथा

Transliteration

tvameva jahi taṃ duṣṭaṃ mṛtyuṃ yāsyati nānyathā

Translation

“ထိုမကောင်းသူကို သင်တော်မူတစ်ပါးတည်းသာ သုတ်သင်ရမည်; အခြားနည်းဖြင့် သူသည် သေမည်မဟုတ်။”

Word by Word

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

• एव: indeed/alone
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle: 'indeed/only')

• जहि: slay!
• जहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन् (हनँ)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दुष्टम्: wicked
• दुष्टम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; √दुष् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies 'tam')

• मृत्युम्: death
• मृत्युम्: Karma (Result/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; फल/परिणामार्थक कर्म (result)

• यास्यति: will go/meet (death)
• यास्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (या)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner: 'otherwise')

Speaker

Brahmā (continued)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā’s decisive plea: he points or gestures emphatically toward the threat, while Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa remains calm yet resolute, signaling imminent action.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Tālamegha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Some obstacles are removed only by surrender to the Supreme; ultimate power to end entrenched adharma rests with the Divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is directly mentioned; the verse belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative milieu.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.