Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

ततो वेदविदो विप्रान्समाहूय स नामभिः । एकैकस्य ददौ वित्तं सवस्त्रं श्रद्धयान्वितः

Transliteration

tato vedavido viprānsamāhūya sa nāmabhiḥ | ekaikasya dadau vittaṃ savastraṃ śraddhayānvitaḥ

Translation

Daraufhin rief er die vedakundigen Brahmanen herbei, nannte jeden beim Namen und gab einem jeden einzeln, von श्रद्धा (gläubiger Hingabe) erfüllt, Reichtum samt Gewändern.

Word by Word

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

• वेदविदः: knowers of the Veda
• वेदविदः: Karma (object-qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + विद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: वेदान् वेत्ति इति (upapada/कर्मधारय-तत्पुरुष); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन (विप्रान् विशेषयति)

• विप्रान्: brāhmaṇas
• विप्रान्: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

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

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

• नामभिः: by (their) names
• नामभिः: Karana (manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• एकैकस्य: of each one
• एकैकस्य: Sambandha (genitive: of each)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक + एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (पुनरुक्ति-प्रकार): एक-एक (each single); पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; (विप्राणाम्) प्रत्येकस्य

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

• वित्तम्: wealth, money
• वित्तम्: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सवस्त्रम्: together with a garment
• सवस्त्रम्: Visheshana (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सह/स-पूर्वक): वस्त्रेण सह; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying वित्तम्/दानम्)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (instrument/manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• अन्वितः: endowed (with), accompanied
• अन्वितः: Karta (predicate adjective of सः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) in adjectival sense; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; धातु: इ (to go) with उपसर्ग अनु-; अर्थ: युक्त/समन्वित (endowed)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, within Sūta’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rows of Veda-knowing Brahmins are invited; each is called by name; the donor offers coins/wealth and folded garments with reverent posture; śraddhā is visible in calm, focused faces.

Characters & Entities

• Veda-vid Brahmins

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dāna becomes spiritually potent when offered with śraddhā, especially to those devoted to Vedic learning and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage is part of the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya in Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna of vitta (wealth) and vastra (clothing) to Veda-vid vipras, offered individually with śraddhā.