Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

यदन्यदपि कृत्यं स्याद्दैवं वा मानुषं च वा । मम भृत्यस्य तत्सर्वं कथनीयमशंकितम्

Transliteration

yadanyadapi kṛtyaṃ syāddaivaṃ vā mānuṣaṃ ca vā | mama bhṛtyasya tatsarvaṃ kathanīyamaśaṃkitam

Translation

E se houver ainda alguma outra tarefa a cumprir—seja divina, seja humana—dize tudo ao meu servo, sem hesitação.

Word by Word

• yat: whatever
• yat: Sambandha (Relative connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — 'whatever/that which'

• anyat: other
• anyat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (अन्य-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कृत्यम्)

• api: also / even
• api: Sambandha/Emphasis (Nipāta/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि (particle: 'also/even')

• kṛtyam: a task / duty
• kṛtyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛtya (कृत्य-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• syāt: might be / should be
• syāt: Kriyā (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• daivam: divine
• daivam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daiva (दैव-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कृत्यम्)

• vā: or
• vā: Vikalpa (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle 'or')

• mānuṣam: human
• mānuṣam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mānuṣa (मानुष-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कृत्यम्)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• vā: or
• vā: Vikalpa (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी, एकवचन — 'my'

• bhṛtyasya: of (my) servant
• bhṛtyasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhṛtya (भृत्य-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — 'of the servant'

• tat: that
• tat: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तत्)

• kathanīyam: should be reported
• kathanīyam: Vidhi/Predicate complement (to be done/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (कथ् धातु) + anīya (अनीयर्) → kathanīya (कथनीय)
• Form: कृदन्त; अनीयर्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — 'to be told'

• aśaṃkitam: without hesitation
• aśaṃkitam: Prakāra (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aśaṃkita (अशङ्कित-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोगः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग एकवचन रूपेण — 'without hesitation/fear'

Speaker

Rākṣasasattama (contextual; instructing the messenger)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Instruction to the messenger: if any further work remains—divine or human—report everything to my servant without hesitation.

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛtya (servant)
• Dūta (messenger)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Order is restored through responsible delegation and transparent communication aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an instruction regarding duties and reporting.