Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

मेना तदा उवाचेदं वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदा । अधुना किं विमशन कृतं कार्यं तदैव हि

Transliteration

menā tadā uvācedaṃ vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradā | adhunā kiṃ vimaśana kṛtaṃ kāryaṃ tadaiva hi

Translation

ครั้นนั้น เมนา ผู้ชำนาญถ้อยคำ กล่าวว่า: “บัดนี้จะไตร่ตรองสิ่งใดอีกเล่า? กิจอันจำเป็นนั้นได้สำเร็จแล้วตั้งแต่คราวนั้นเอง”

Word by Word

• menā: Menā
• menā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: menā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Perfect, 3rd person singular

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• vākyam: statement, speech
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• vākyaviśāradā: skilled in speech
• vākyaviśāradā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vākya + viśārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वाक्येषु विशारदा); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Tatpuruṣa compound adjective, Fem Nom Sing (qualifying menā)

• adhunā: now
• adhunā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhunā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (now)

• kim: why? / what?
• kim: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (why?/what?)

• vimaśana: do you deliberate/ponder
• vimaśana: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√mṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present indicative, 2nd person singular (contextual address)

• kṛtam: done
• kṛtam: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Past passive participle, Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular

• kāryam: task, duty
• kāryam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphasis)

• hi: for, indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये निपात (for/indeed)

Speaker

Menā (mother of Girijā), within Sūta’s narration (deduced from context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra narrative frame

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (contextual) interlocutor

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Menā, eloquent and composed, addresses the assembly: ‘Why deliberate now? The essential act was already done’; a calm, decisive maternal figure amid a ceremonial setting.

Characters & Entities

• Menā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is clear, hesitation is needless; timely resolve honors the sacred purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa context remains the Kedāra sacred frame; this verse is primarily narrative dialogue.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it emphasizes decisiveness in completing an already-determined dharmic act.