Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

किं वानेन बहूक्तेन तस्य मित्राणि बांधवाः । व्यवहारास्तथा सर्वे प्रकटाः स्युः सदैव हि

Transliteration

kiṃ vānena bahūktena tasya mitrāṇi bāṃdhavāḥ | vyavahārāstathā sarve prakaṭāḥ syuḥ sadaiva hi

Translation

مگر زیادہ کہنے سے کیا فائدہ؟ اس کے دوست اور رشتہ دار، اور اسی طرح اس کے تمام معاملات ہمیشہ میرے لیے ظاہر رہیں۔

Word by Word

• kim: what?
• kim: Prashna (Interrogative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक (what?)

• vā: or
• vā: Vikalpa (Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or/indeed)

• anena: by this; with this
• anena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• bahu-uktena: with many words; by much speaking
• bahu-uktena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bahu + ukta (कृदन्त; √vac (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; बहु-तत्पुरुषः ‘much-said’ = many words; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• tasya: of him/of that
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• mitrāṇi: friends
• mitrāṇi: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• bāndhavāḥ: kinsmen/relatives
• bāndhavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• vyavahārāḥ: dealings/transactions
• vyavahārāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyavahāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• tathā: likewise; also
• tathā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (also/likewise/thus)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘all’ (agreeing with vyavahārāḥ)

• prakaṭāḥ: manifest; evident
• prakaṭāḥ: Predicative complement (to syuḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prakaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (manifest)

• syuḥ: may be
• syuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• sadā: always
• sadā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: नित्यत्ववाचक-अव्यय (always)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (indeed)

• hi: indeed; for
• hi: Hetu/Avadharana (Reason/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (for/indeed)

Speaker

Puṣpa (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vaidīśa (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sweeping ‘revelation’ tableau: threads connect the target person to friends, relatives, and business dealings; scrolls/ledgers appear, conversations become visible—everything ‘prakaṭa’ (manifest) under divine sanction.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse highlights the allure of all-revealing knowledge; in dharma literature, such insight is meaningful only when governed by righteousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this particular line; it functions as part of a broader sacred-travel (tīrtha) discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it continues the list of requested revelations (prakaṭatā) regarding a person’s circle and conduct.