Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

अन्नानि प्रददौ तत्र ब्राह्मणेभ्यो युधिष्ठिरः । वस्त्राणि गाश्च भूमिं च भूषणानि ददौ तथा

Transliteration

annāni pradadau tatra brāhmaṇebhyo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | vastrāṇi gāśca bhūmiṃ ca bhūṣaṇāni dadau tathā

Translation

Allí Yudhiṣṭhira dio alimento a los brāhmaṇas; también dio vestiduras, vacas, tierras y asimismo ornamentos.

Word by Word

• अन्नानि: foods/grains
• अन्नानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• प्रददौ: gave forth; donated
• प्रददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

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

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: to the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), बहुवचन

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• वस्त्राणि: garments
• वस्त्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• गाः: cows
• गाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थकः अव्यय-निपातः

• भूमिम्: land
• भूमिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थकः

• भूषणानि: ornaments
• भूषणानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

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

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक/समुच्चयार्थक क्रियाविशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (contextual deduction)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Distribution scene: lines of brāhmaṇas receiving bowls of food, folded garments, cows led forward, land-grant documents/symbolic clods of earth, and ornaments presented respectfully.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest use of prosperity is compassionate giving—especially food and life-supporting gifts—performed in a sacred setting.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Lakṣmītīrtha, presented as a place where prosperity ripens into merit through dāna.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Forms of dāna: anna-dāna (food), vastra-dāna (clothes), go-dāna (cows), bhū-dāna (land), and bhūṣaṇa-dāna (ornaments).