Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

तत्सर्वं विफलं जातं यच्चान्यत्त्वयि तिष्ठति । यस्त्वं वनौकसं जंतुं निवारयितुमक्षमः

Transliteration

tatsarvaṃ viphalaṃ jātaṃ yaccānyattvayi tiṣṭhati | yastvaṃ vanaukasaṃ jaṃtuṃ nivārayitumakṣamaḥ

Translation

สิ่งเหล่านั้นล้วนไร้ผล ทุกสิ่งที่ยังคงอยู่ในตัวท่านก็เช่นกัน ในเมื่อท่านไร้ความสามารถที่จะยับยั้งสัตว์ร้ายผู้อาศัยอยู่ในป่าได้

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• विफलम्: fruitless
• विफलम्: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viphala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• जातम्: has become
• जातम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• अन्यत्: other
• अन्यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• त्वयि: in you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• तिष्ठति: remains
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वनौकसम्: forest-dwelling
• वनौकसम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vana + okas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वने ओकः यस्य/वने वासः)

• जन्तुम्: creature; being
• जन्तुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jantu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• निवारयितुम्: to restrain; to stop
• निवारयितुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-vṛ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (infinitive); नि+वृ (निवारणे)

• अक्षमः: incapable
• अक्षमः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-kṣama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्-समासपूर्वक विशेषणम्

Speaker

A grieving woman (queen/consort), intensifying the accusation of failed protection

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: राजा (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tense scene: a helpless king confronted with news of an attack by a wild/forest assailant; background hints of dark forest; the speaker’s accusatory gesture dominates.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma judges capability by outcomes in protection; unfulfilled duty nullifies claims to valor and power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is part of a moral dialogue rather than a tīrtha-māhātmya passage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.