Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा ततः सर्वान्समाहूय पृथक्पृथक् । स नामभिर्ददौ वस्त्रं भूषणानि यथार्हतः

Transliteration

evamuktvā tataḥ sarvānsamāhūya pṛthakpṛthak | sa nāmabhirdadau vastraṃ bhūṣaṇāni yathārhataḥ

Translation

So sprach er und rief dann alle einzeln herbei; jeden nannte er beim Namen und gab ihm Gewänder und Schmuck, wie es ihm gebührte.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Visheshana (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): thus

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; धातु: वच् (to say)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): then

• सर्वान्: all (of them)
• सर्वान्: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; (elliptic: जनान्/तान्)

• समाहूय: having summoned
• समाहूय: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-ह्वे (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; धातु: ह्वे (to call), उपसर्ग: सम्-आ-

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Visheshana (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): separately

• पृथक्: one by one
• पृथक्: Visheshana (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) पुनरुक्ति (reduplication for emphasis): one by one

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

• नामभिः: by (their) names
• नामभिः: Karana (instrument/manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; साधन/प्रकार (by names, calling by name)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• वस्त्रम्: a garment
• वस्त्रम्: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• भूषणानि: ornaments
• भूषणानि: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• यथार्हतः: as appropriate, according to worth
• यथार्हतः: Visheshana (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + अर्हत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial): yathā-arhataḥ = according to merit/desert; अर्हत्-शब्दात् तसिल्/शस्-प्रयोग

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, within Sūta’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A line of recipients approaches; the donor calls each by name; garments and ornaments are handed out in measured fashion; the atmosphere is orderly and dignified.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True dharma expresses itself as orderly, fair generosity—giving to each person appropriately and respectfully.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The giving occurs within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya framework in Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna of vastra (clothing) and bhūṣaṇa (ornaments), distributed individually and proportionately.