Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

न च मन्युस्त्वया कार्यो ह्यस्मिन्नर्थे कथंचन । तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा स मुनिर्नारदः प्रिये

Transliteration

na ca manyustvayā kāryo hyasminnarthe kathaṃcana | tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā sa munirnāradaḥ priye

Translation

“และในเรื่องนี้ ท่านไม่ควรโกรธเลยแม้แต่น้อย” ครั้นได้ฟังถ้อยคำนั้นแล้ว โอ้ที่รัก ฤๅษีนารท…

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• manyuḥ: anger
• manyuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st case), एकवचन

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया? (न) तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd case), एकवचन; पुं/स्त्री/नपुं (त्रिलिङ्ग-प्रयोग)

• kāryaḥ: to be done / to be made
• kāryaḥ: Karta (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक; कृ-धातु से भाव्य/कार्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th case), एकवचन

• arthe: matter
• arthe: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kathaṃcana: in any way at all
• kathaṃcana: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kathaṃcana (अव्यय; katham + cana)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th case), एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषण (vacanaṃ इत्यस्य)

• vacanam: speech/words
• vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Sambandha (पूर्वकाल/Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having heard’

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• muniḥ: sage
• muniḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अप्पोज़िशन (saḥ इत्यस्य)

• nāradaḥ: Narada
• nāradaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेष-नाम (proper noun)

• priye: O dear one
• priye: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller voice; likely Sūta in a māhātmya setting)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as 'priye' in the verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The maiden’s gentle admonition is shown as a calming gesture; the man’s face shifts from agitation toward reflection; in the background, the sage Nārada is introduced as a narrative pivot.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma requires mastery over anger; restraint preserves merit and prevents further wrongdoing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra remains the sacred backdrop, highlighting ethical conduct within a tīrtha-mahātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the guidance is ethical—do not succumb to anger.