Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

ददाति विविधं दानं हस्त्यश्वकनकादिकम् । यदि तत्र न गृह्णीमस्तदा कोपं स गच्छति

Transliteration

dadāti vividhaṃ dānaṃ hastyaśvakanakādikam | yadi tatra na gṛhṇīmastadā kopaṃ sa gacchati

Translation

„Er gibt vielfältige Gaben—Elefanten, Pferde, Gold und dergleichen. Wenn wir sie dort nicht annehmen, gerät er in Zorn.“

Word by Word

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Present, 3rd person, Singular

• विविधम्: various
• विविधम्: Vishesana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular (दानम् इति विशेष्य)

• दानम्: gift, charity
• दानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• हस्ति-अश्व-कनक-आदिकम्: such as elephants, horses, gold, etc.
• हस्ति-अश्व-कनक-आदिकम्: Vishesana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हस्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + अश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कनक (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + क (तद्धित/प्रातिपदिक-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular (दानम् इति विशेष्य); समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (शर्त/सम्भावना); Conditional particle

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक); Indeclinable adverb of place

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध); Negation

• गृह्णीमः: we accept/take
• गृह्णीमः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; Present, 1st person, Plural

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक); Indeclinable adverb of time

• कोपम्: anger
• कोपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• गच्छति: goes/enters (into)
• गच्छति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Present, 3rd person, Singular

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ānarta (courtly node within the tīrtha-region)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king presents elephants, horses, and gold; the ascetics hesitate. The king’s brow darkens, a red aura of anger rising behind him, contrasting with the ascetics’ calm.

Characters & Entities

• King (Bhūpa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Material generosity may carry social pressure; dharma requires balancing courtesy with spiritual safeguards against entanglement and anger.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the contextual description within the Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse concerns dāna and the act of accepting or refusing gifts; no other ritual practice is described.