Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

पराशर उवाच । अत्रावाच्यं हि यत्किंचित्कथं शक्तोस्मि शंसितुम् । यच्छ्रुत्वा धृतिमंतोपि विषादं प्राप्नुयुर्जनाः

Transliteration

parāśara uvāca | atrāvācyaṃ hi yatkiṃcitkathaṃ śaktosmi śaṃsitum | yacchrutvā dhṛtimaṃtopi viṣādaṃ prāpnuyurjanāḥ

Translation

ปราศรกล่าวว่า: ที่นี่มีบางสิ่งซึ่งไม่ควรกล่าว—เราจะสามารถประกาศได้อย่างไร? เมื่อได้ฟังแล้ว แม้ผู้มั่นคงก็อาจตกสู่ความโศกเศร้า

Word by Word

• पराशरः: Parāśara
• पराशरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parāśara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• अत्र: here, in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (Adverb of place)

• अवाच्यम्: unspeakable
• अवाच्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: avācya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (Particle), हेत्वर्थ/बलार्थ (emphasis/indeed)

• यत्: whatever which
• यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (Relative pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• किंचित्: anything, something
• किंचित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃcit (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अनिश्चित/अल्पार्थक (Indefinite), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: katham (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नवाचक-अव्यय (Interrogative adverb)

• शक्तः: able
• शक्तः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (PPP used adjectivally), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• शंसितुम्: to declare, to tell
• शंसितुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śaṃs (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive/तुमन्त)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (Relative pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya-visheshana (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (Absolutive/Gerund/क्त्वान्त)

• धृतिमन्तः: steadfast (people)
• धृतिमन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhṛtimant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (Particle), अप्यर्थ (even/also)

• विषादम्: despondency
• विषादम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्राप्नुयुः: might attain
• प्राप्नुयुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prāp (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• जनाः: people
• जनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Parāśara

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: the king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Parāśara raises a hand in gentle restraint, eyes lowered, expressing reluctance; the king watches anxiously, the court/āśrama tense and quiet.

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• dhṛti (steadfastness)
• viṣāda (grief)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes responsible speech—truth may be heavy, and a sage weighs compassion and the hearer’s capacity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is about ethical disclosure within a dialogue.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is stated; it highlights the dharma of vāṇī (speech) and sensitivity.