Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

गतानि तत्क्षणादेव सागरे पतितानि वै । प्रयत्नो हि प्रकर्तव्यो ह्यस्माभिस्त्वयान्वितैः

Transliteration

gatāni tatkṣaṇādeva sāgare patitāni vai | prayatno hi prakartavyo hyasmābhistvayānvitaiḥ

Translation

गतानि तत्क्षणादेव सागरे पतितानि वै । प्रयत्नो हि प्रकर्तव्यो ह्यस्माभिस्त्वयान्वितैः ॥

Word by Word

• गतानि: gone
• गतानि: Kriya (State predicate/भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'gone' (वस्तूनि)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (genitive) एकवचन; क्षणस्य विशेषण (of that)

• क्षणात्: from a moment
• क्षणात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान (from a moment)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• सागरे: in the ocean
• सागरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• पतितानि: fallen
• पतितानि: Kriya (State predicate/भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पत् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'fallen'

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• प्रयत्नः: effort
• प्रयत्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृस्थानी विषय (effort as subject)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (reason/emphasis: 'for/indeed')

• प्रकर्तव्यः: must be undertaken
• प्रकर्तव्यः: Kriya (Obligation predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive: 'to be done'), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (must be made)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• अस्माभिः: by us
• अस्माभिः: Karana (Agent-in-instrumental/कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया, बहुवचन; करण/सहकर्ता (by us)

• त्वया: with you/by you
• त्वया: Sahakari (Associate/सहकर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया, एकवचन; सहकर्ता (with you)

• अन्वितैः: accompanied, joined
• अन्वितैः: Karana (Qualifier of agent/करणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-कृदन्त from अन्वि + इ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण—अस्माभिः (by us who are accompanied)

Speaker

Indra (Devarāṭ/Śakra) addressing Bali

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Samudra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sudden report: treasures have fallen into the ocean; leaders resolve that strenuous effort must be undertaken together.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (implied)
• Bali
• Sāgara (ocean)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When loss occurs, dharma favors determined, cooperative effort rather than resignation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is explicitly praised; the ocean (sāgara) appears as a narrative locus.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the instruction is practical—undertake focused effort (prayatna).