Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

आदायादाय बहुशो धनं मातुः सकाशतः । ददाति द्यूतकारेभ्यो मैत्री तैश्च चकार सः

Transliteration

ādāyādāya bahuśo dhanaṃ mātuḥ sakāśataḥ | dadāti dyūtakārebhyo maitrī taiśca cakāra saḥ

Translation

كان يأخذ المال مرارًا من عند أمه ويعطيه للمقامرين، ويعقد معهم صداقة.

Word by Word

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), क्रियापूर्वकत्व (having taken)

• आदाय: again and again taking
• आदाय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• बहुशः: many times
• बहुशः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुशस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: many times)

• धनम्: money, wealth
• धनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• मातुः: of (his) mother
• मातुः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सकाशतः: from (her) presence/nearby
• सकाशतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकाश (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अपादान/स्रोतःबोधक-अव्यय (indeclinable: from the presence/near of)

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्यूत-कारेभ्यः: to gamblers (those who play dice)
• द्यूत-कारेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यूत (प्रातिपदिक) + कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मैत्री: friendship
• मैत्री: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तैः: with them
• तैः: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• चकार: made, formed
• चकार: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Skanda

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Guṇanidhi repeatedly taking coins from his mother’s store and handing them to gamblers; the mother’s anxious face contrasts with the gamblers’ eager expressions; a sense of moral decline.

Characters & Entities

• Guṇanidhi
• Mother (mātā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vice deepens through harmful association: gambling leads to exploitation of family resources and attachment to unrighteous friends.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly mentioned; the focus is on ethical degeneration within the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse functions as a moral warning against dyūta and destructive friendships.