Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

एतद्वचनमाकर्ण्य तानि पूतैर्नवैर्दृढैः । अस्त्राणि कारयामास दर्धोचेरस्थिसंचयैः

Transliteration

etadvacanamākarṇya tāni pūtairnavairdṛḍhaiḥ | astrāṇi kārayāmāsa dardhocerasthisaṃcayaiḥ

Translation

Als er diese Worte vernahm, ließ er jene Waffen anfertigen—neu, fest und gereinigt—aus der gesammelten Knochenmasse des Dadhīci.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular (विशेषण to ‘वचनम्’)

• वचनम्: statement/words
• वचनम्: Karma (Object of ‘ākarṇya’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आकर्ण्य: having heard
• आकर्ण्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-कर्ण् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वार्थक-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) — ‘having heard’

• तानि: those (things)
• तानि: Karma (Object of ‘kārayāmāsa’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• पूतैः: with purified (materials)
• पूतैः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूत (पू धातु, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त-विशेषण, पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental, Plural (‘purified’)

• नवैः: new
• नवैः: Karaṇa (Instrument; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental, Plural

• दृढैः: firm/strong
• दृढैः: Karaṇa (Instrument; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental, Plural

• अस्त्राणि: missiles/weapons
• अस्त्राणि: Karma (Object; apposition to ‘तानि’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• कारयामास: caused (them) to be made
• कारयामास: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + लिट्
• Form: णिजन्त (causative) धातु ‘कारय’ + लिट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Perfect, 3rd person, Singular (‘caused to be made’)

• दर्धोचेः: of Dardhoci
• दर्धोचेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्धोचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अस्थिसंचयैः: with heaps/collections of bones
• अस्थिसंचयैः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्थि + संचय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; समास: अस्थ्नां संचयाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine artisan-forge scene: collected bones of Ṛṣi Dadhīci are purified and shaped into radiant weapons; devas watch as the workshop glows with sacrificial firelight.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvakarmā
• Dadhīci

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supreme charity and self-sacrifice for protecting dharma are exalted; the righteous offer even their own body for the welfare of the world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose māhātmya includes exemplary dharmic legends like Dadhīci’s sacrifice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual; the verse highlights the sacred ideal of dāna/tyāga (self-giving) through narrative symbolism.