Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

धनधान्यसमृद्धाश्च सर्वधातुयुतास्तथा । एतत्सर्वं कारयित्वा ब्राह्मणेभ्यस्तदा ददौ

Transliteration

dhanadhānyasamṛddhāśca sarvadhātuyutāstathā | etatsarvaṃ kārayitvā brāhmaṇebhyastadā dadau

Translation

Reich an Vermögen und Korn, und ebenso mit allen Arten von Metallen versehen; nachdem er all dies bereitet hatte, schenkte er es den Brāhmaṇas.

Word by Word

• धन: wealth
• धन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण-अङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (पूर्वपद)

• धान्य: grain
• धान्य: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण-अङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (मध्यपद)

• समृद्धाः: prosperous/abundant
• समृद्धाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; समृद्ध- विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘धन-धान्य-समृद्ध’ इति समासस्य उत्तरपद; विशेषणम्

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

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण-अङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (पूर्वपद)

• धातु: metal/mineral
• धातु: Visheshya (Qualified/विशेष्य-अङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (मध्यपद)

• युताः: endowed with
• युताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युत (प्रातिपदिक; युत- विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘सर्व-धातु-युत’ इति तत्पुरुषसमास; विशेषणम्

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb: likewise)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘सर्वम्’ इत्यनेन सह

• सर्वम्: all (of it)
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (एतत्-विशेषण)

• कारयित्वा: having caused (it) to be done
• कारयित्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + णिच् (causative) → कारय; त्वा-प्रत्यय (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); ‘कारयित्वा’ = having caused to be done

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: to the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), बहुवचन; सम्प्रदान (recipient)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद; perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal donor, surrounded by heaps of grain, gold, and assorted metals, formally offers them to seated brāhmaṇas; scribes record gifts; attendants carry vessels and sacks; the atmosphere is orderly and sacred.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous rulership culminates in dāna—supporting those who preserve learning, ritual, and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya as a sanctified setting where charity and sacred works are performed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Brāhmaṇa-dāna: gifting wealth, grain, and materials to qualified brāhmaṇas.