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Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

दद्याच्च दक्षिणां तेभ्यो गोहिरण्यांबरादिकम् । भुंजीत तदनुज्ञातः सहेष्टजनबंधुभिः

Transliteration

dadyācca dakṣiṇāṃ tebhyo gohiraṇyāṃbarādikam | bhuṃjīta tadanujñātaḥ saheṣṭajanabaṃdhubhiḥ

Translation

And one should offer them dakṣiṇā, the priestly fee—cows, gold, garments, and the like. Then, with their permission, he should partake of the meal together with dear ones and kinsmen.

Word by Word
दद्यात्should give
दद्यात्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction/particle)
दक्षिणाम्a gift/fee (dakṣiṇā)
दक्षिणाम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्
तेभ्यःto them
तेभ्यः:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative/4th), बहुवचनम्
गोcow/cattle
गो:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, (समासपूर्वपद), प्रातिपदिकम्
हिरण्यgold
हिरण्य:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootहिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, (समासपूर्वपद), प्रातिपदिकम्
अम्बरcloth/garment
अम्बर:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootअम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, (समासपूर्वपद), प्रातिपदिकम्
आदिकम्and other such (items)
आदिकम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootआदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; ‘आदि’ = ‘and the like’ (etc.)
गोहिरण्यांबरादिकम्cows, gold, garments, etc.
गोहिरण्यांबरादिकम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootगो + हिरण्य + अम्बर + आदि (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
Formसमाहार-द्वन्द्वः (collective dvandva), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
भुञ्जीतshould eat/enjoy
भुञ्जीत:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभुज् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्
तत्thereafter/with that
तत्:
Hetu/Upapada (Cause/Context)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd) वा अव्ययीभावार्थे (adverbial use), एकवचनम्
अनुज्ञातःhaving been permitted/with permission
अनुज्ञातः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनु + ज्ञा (धातु) → अनुज्ञात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्
सहtogether with
सह:
Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारि)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह (अव्यय)
Formसह-योगे अव्ययम्; तृतीया-सहचर्ये (governs instrumental)
इष्टdear
इष्ट:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootइष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
Form(समासपूर्वपद), प्रातिपदिकम्; ‘dear/desired’
जनpeople
जन:
Visheshya (Qualified)
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
Form(समासपूर्वपद), प्रातिपदिकम्
बन्धुभिःwith relatives
बन्धुभिः:
Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारि)
TypeNoun
Rootबन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम्
इष्टजनबन्धुभिःwith dear ones and relatives
इष्टजनबन्धुभिः:
Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारि)
TypeNoun
Rootइष्ट + जन + बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
Formषष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारय-प्रायः (dear people and relatives), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्
Speaker

Unknown (contextual narrator/instructor within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A householder-votary offers cows, gold, and folded garments to seated brāhmaṇas/ṛtviks; afterward, with their blessing gesture, the family shares a sanctified meal on leaf-plates.

Characters & Entities
B
Brāhmaṇas
D
Dakṣiṇā
G
Go (cow)

FAQs

Ritual merit is joined with humility: one gives generously first, then eats only after receiving the blessings and consent of the worthy.

No tīrtha is stated; the verse concerns concluding gifts and etiquette.

Give dakṣiṇā (cows, gold, garments, etc.), then eat with family only after receiving the officiants’ permission.

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