Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

न शक्नोति यदा वोढुं विश्राम्यति पुनःपुनः । तावत्पश्यति तं विप्रं मूर्छितं विकलेन्द्रियम्

Transliteration

na śaknoti yadā voḍhuṃ viśrāmyati punaḥpunaḥ | tāvatpaśyati taṃ vipraṃ mūrchitaṃ vikalendriyam

Translation

ଯେତେବେଳେ ସେ ଭାର ବହିପାରିଲା ନାହିଁ ଏବଂ ପୁନଃପୁନଃ ବିଶ୍ରାମ କରୁଥିଲା, ସେତେବେଳେ ସେ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟ ଶିଥିଳ ହୋଇ ମୂର୍ଛିତ ଥିବା ସେହି ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖିଲା।

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• śaknoti: is able
• śaknoti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śak (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• yadā: when
• yadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb/conjunction: 'when')

• voḍhum: to carry
• voḍhum: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Infinitival complement/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vah (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), कर्मार्थक (purpose)

• viśrāmyati: rests
• viśrāmyati: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-śram (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• punaḥ: again and again
• punaḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (reduplication for emphasis)

• tāvat: then/so long
• tāvat: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधिवाचक-अव्यय (correlative: 'then/so long')

• paśyati: sees
• paśyati: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• tam: him
• tam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• vipram: the brāhmaṇa
• vipram: Karman (Object apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• mūrchitam: fainted
• mūrchitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival to object/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mūrchita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; mūrch (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• vikalendriyam: with weakened senses
• vikalendriyam: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival to object/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vikala + indriya (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame typical; immediate addressee not explicit here)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A weary bearer pauses repeatedly on a riverbank path; he notices a brāhmaṇa collapsed, senses failing, under harsh midday light softened by nearby trees.

Characters & Entities

• Citraseṇa
• R̥kṣaśṛṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Physical strength is limited; therefore one should act swiftly in dharma and seek remedies without delay.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the scene unfolds on the way to an āśrama in the Revā Khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the condition of the brāhmaṇa and the king’s repeated resting.