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Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

मंडनैः पुष्पमालाभिः समंताद्द्विजसत्तमाः । हस्त्यश्वरथदानैश्च गोर्भिर्वस्त्रैश्च कांचनैः । कृतार्था ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे कृतास्तै स्तत्र भक्तितः

Transliteration

maṃḍanaiḥ puṣpamālābhiḥ samaṃtāddvijasattamāḥ | hastyaśvarathadānaiśca gorbhirvastraiśca kāṃcanaiḥ | kṛtārthā brāhmaṇāḥ sarve kṛtāstai statra bhaktitaḥ

Translation

O Bester der Zweimalgeborenen, ringsum ehrten sie sie mit Schmuck und Blumengirlanden. Durch Gaben von Elefanten, Pferden und Wagen, durch Kühe, Gewänder und Gold wurden alle Brāhmaṇas völlig zufrieden—so wurden sie dort aus Hingabe erfreut.

Word by Word
मण्डनैःwith ornaments/adornments
मण्डनैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootमण्डन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
पुष्पमालाभिःwith garlands of flowers
पुष्पमालाभिः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootपुष्प + माला (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुष्पाणां मालाः)
समन्तात्on all sides / all around
समन्तात्:
Desha (Location/देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसमन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb)
द्विजसत्तमाःthe best brāhmaṇas (best of twice-born)
द्विजसत्तमाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (द्विजानां सत्तमाः = best of the twice-born)
हस्त्यश्वरथदानैःwith gifts of elephants, horses, and chariots
हस्त्यश्वरथदानैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootहस्ति + अश्व + रथ + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (हस्ति-अश्व-रथ-दानानि)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-निपात
गोर्भिःwith cows
गोर्भिः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
वस्त्रैःwith garments
वस्त्रैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootवस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-निपात
काञ्चनैःwith gold (golden items)
काञ्चनैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootकाञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
कृतार्थाःfulfilled/satisfied
कृतार्थाः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (कृतः अर्थः येषाम्/कृतार्थाः = fulfilled/successful)
ब्राह्मणाःbrāhmaṇas
ब्राह्मणाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्
कृताःwere made (became)
कृताः:
Kriya (Result state)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘made/treated’
तैःby them
तैः:
Karana/Karta (Agent/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)
भक्तितःout of devotion
भक्तितः:
Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb)
Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta in the Tīrthamāhātmya frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand donation assembly: brāhmaṇas seated in rows with garlands; donors present cows, gold, garments, and symbolic models of chariots/horses/elephants; the atmosphere is orderly, reverent, and celebratory.

Characters & Entities
B
brāhmaṇas
D
dāna (charity)
C
cows
G
gold
E
elephants
H
horses
C
chariots

FAQs

Pilgrimage is perfected by dāna and brāhmaṇa-sevā—devotion expresses itself as generous support of dharma and its custodians.

The verse continues the kṣetra narrative in Adhyāya 72, describing meritorious giving performed at that sacred field.

Dāna: gifting cows, garments, gold, and even royal-scale gifts (elephants, horses, chariots), along with honoring via garlands and adornments.

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