Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

सांप्रतं किं नु वो वच्मि यत्तद्वदत मा चिरम्

Transliteration

sāṃprataṃ kiṃ nu vo vacmi yattadvadata mā ciram

Translation

如今，我还能对你们说些什么呢？你们想问什么，就请直言，莫要迟延。

Word by Word

• सांप्रतम्: now, at present
• सांप्रतम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सांप्रतम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-नपुंसक)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• नु: indeed/then (particle)
• नु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), प्रश्न/अनुनयार्थक

• वः: to you
• वः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (Dative), बहुवचन; एन्क्लिटिक

• वच्मि: I speak / shall tell
• वच्मि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘यत्’ इत्यस्य प्रत्यवमर्श

• वदत: say, tell
• वदत: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• मा: do not
• मा: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक निपात (prohibitive particle)

• चिरम्: for long / long (time)
• चिरम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb), ‘दीर्घकालम्’

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The narrator pauses after concluding, turning slightly toward the sages with an open palm gesture, inviting their next question; the sages lean forward, ready to speak.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It models the Purāṇic method: dharma is clarified through humble inquiry and authoritative reply.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; it transitions the narrative from one set of tīrtha teachings to the next.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a conversational prompt inviting the next question.