Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

किं कुर्म इत्युवाचेदमस्मिन्काले विधीयताम् । सर्वैस्तत्संविदं कृत्वा वाहिनीं चतुरङ्गिणीम्

Transliteration

kiṃ kurma ityuvācedamasminkāle vidhīyatām | sarvaistatsaṃvidaṃ kṛtvā vāhinīṃ caturaṅgiṇīm

Translation

اس نے کہا، “ہم کیا کریں؟ اس وقت جو مناسب ہے وہی کیا جائے۔” پھر سب سے مشورہ کر کے اس نے چتورنگی لشکر تیار کیا۔

Word by Word

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Interrogative pronoun, Accusative (2nd), Singular; वाक्ये प्रश्नार्थक

• कुर्मः: shall we do / do we do
• कुर्मः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन — Present, 1st person, Plural

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति-अव्यय — quotative particle

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Pronoun, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन — 1st person pronoun, Locative (7th), Singular

• काले: time
• काले: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन — Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• विधीयताम्: let it be arranged
• विधीयताम्: Kriya (Injunctive action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√धा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद, कर्मणि प्रयोग — Imperative, 3rd person, Singular, Passive/Atmanepada: ‘let it be done/arranged’

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana (Agent group/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; ‘by all’

• तत्संविदम्: that agreement/plan
• तत्संविदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् + संविद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थे ‘तत्-सम्विद्’ = that agreement/plan

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय-भाव — gerund/absolutive: ‘having done/made’

• वाहिनीम्: army/force
• वाहिनीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• चतुरङ्गिणीम्: fourfold (with four divisions)
• चतुरङ्गिणीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + अङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (चत्वारि अङ्गानि यस्याः)

Speaker

Narrator (within Revā Khaṇḍa context; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king, now composed, speaks to ministers and priests; a council forms; behind them, troops assemble—elephants, horses, chariots hinted as silhouettes.

Characters & Entities

• King
• Caturaṅgiṇī vāhinī (fourfold army)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma requires timely action guided by counsel; power is to be organized for protection and justice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse advances the Revā Khaṇḍa storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes strategic counsel and mobilization rather than ritual.