Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

शारदोवाच । तदलं परिहासोक्त्या त्वं मां वेत्सि महामते । त्वामहं वेद्मि चार्थेऽस्मिन्प्रमाणं मन आवयोः

Transliteration

śāradovāca | tadalaṃ parihāsoktyā tvaṃ māṃ vetsi mahāmate | tvāmahaṃ vedmi cārthe'sminpramāṇaṃ mana āvayoḥ

Translation

舍罗陀说道：“玩笑之言到此为止。大德之人，你知我，我亦知你。此事之证，唯在你我心中的明了。”

Word by Word

• śāradaḥ: Śārada (name)
• śāradaḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; वक्तृ-निर्देशः

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• alam: enough, stop
• alam: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: alam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक/पर्याप्त्यर्थक (enough/stop)

• parihāsa-oktyā: by joking speech
• parihāsa-oktyā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parihāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + ukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (परिहासस्य उक्तिः)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• vetsi: you know
• vetsi: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• mahāmate: O great-minded one
• mahāmate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (महती मतिः यस्य)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• vedmi: I know
• vedmi: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• arthe: in the matter
• arthe: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• pramāṇam: proof, authority
• pramāṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pramāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम्

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम्

• āvayoḥ: of us two
• āvayoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) द्विवचन-षष्ठी
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचनम्; सर्वनाम (आवाम्-सम्बन्ध)

Speaker

Śāradā (as indicated by ‘śāradovāca’)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇa (unnamed in given excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śāradā speaks firmly, palm raised to stop joking; both figures meet eyes, conveying mutual recognition and the ‘heart as proof’ doctrine.

Characters & Entities

• Śāradā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity of intention and inner truth are presented as decisive authority when outward circumstances appear contradictory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is ethical and dialogical rather than ritualistic.