Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 121

Devanagari script

विभीषणकृते पश्चात्प्रेषयामास राघवः । ढौकनीयान्यनेकानि यानि संति च तत्र वै

Transliteration

vibhīṣaṇakṛte paścātpreṣayāmāsa rāghavaḥ | ḍhaukanīyānyanekāni yāni saṃti ca tatra vai

Translation

Danach sandte Rāghava um Vibhīṣaṇas willen viele passende Gaben—was immer dort an Opfergaben vorhanden war, das wurde wahrlich übersandt.

Word by Word

• विभीषणकृते: for Vibhīṣaṇa’s sake
• विभीषणकृते: प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान (Beneficiary/purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभीषणकृत (प्रातिपदिक) = विभीषण + कृत
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; चतुर्थी/सप्तमी-अर्थे ‘कृते’ (for the sake of) प्रयोगः; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विभीषणस्य कृते)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (afterwards)

• प्रेषयामास: sent
• प्रेषयामास: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रेष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; रूपम्: प्रेषया + आमास

• राघवः: Rāghava (Rāma)
• राघवः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• ढौकनीयानि: presentable gifts/offerings
• ढौकनीयानि: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ढौकनीय (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-योग्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन; ‘ढौकनीय’ = उपहाररूपेण समर्पणीय (to be presented)

• अनेकानि: many
• अनेकानि: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन; ‘ढौकनीयानि’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; कर्मधारयः (न एकम्)

• यानि: which
• यानि: सम्बन्ध (Relative connector)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यत् (relative pronoun)

• सन्ति: are/exist
• सन्ति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adverbial locative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• वै: indeed
• वै: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (narrative continuation; speaker not marked here)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma dispatches attendants with bundles and trays of gifts intended for Vibhīṣaṇa; messenger or envoy prepares to depart; sense of orderly generosity.

Characters & Entities

• Rāghava (Rāma)
• Vibhīṣaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Generosity and honoring allies through appropriate gifts is portrayed as part of righteous statecraft and gratitude.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act of sending ḍhaukanīya (presentable offerings/gifts) is described as a dhārmic practice.