Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27
Devanagari script
इति संचिंत्य कार्यं त्वं सर्वथा कुरु तत्स्फुटम्
Transliteration
iti saṃciṃtya kāryaṃ tvaṃ sarvathā kuru tatsphuṭam
Translation
இவ்வாறு சிந்தித்து, அந்தக் காரியத்தை நீ எவ்விதத்திலும்—தெளிவாகவும் தவறாமல்—நிறைவேற்று.
Word by Word
इतिthus
इति:
Sambandha (Quotation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formउक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle: thus)
संचिन्त्यhaving thought; having reflected
संचिन्त्य:
Kriya (Gerund/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-चिन्त् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having reflected)
कार्यम्the task
कार्यम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकार्य (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ + यत्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता
सर्वथाin every way; certainly
सर्वथा:
Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वथा (अव्यय)
Formप्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in every way/entirely)
कुरुdo; perform
कुरु:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देश
स्फुटम्clearly; explicitly
स्फुटम्:
Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्फुट (प्रातिपदिक)
Formक्रियाविशेषणवत् अव्यय (adverbial accusative: clearly/distinctly)
Speaker
Indra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A decisive moment: the addressed figure nods or steps forward, indicating commitment; the speaker’s gesture seals the instruction—act without fail.
Characters & Entities
I
IndraM
Manmatha (Kāma)FAQs
Right counsel should culminate in decisive action; dharma is completed through committed execution.
None in this verse; it is a narrative instruction.
None.