Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

अभिवाद्य च तान् सर्वान् दानसन्मानगौरवैः । अथ राजा समीपस्थो रत्नैश्च विविधैरपि

Transliteration

abhivādya ca tān sarvān dānasanmānagauravaiḥ | atha rājā samīpastho ratnaiśca vividhairapi

Translation

Après les avoir tous salués avec des dons, des honneurs et un respect plein de gravité, le roi, qui se tenait tout près, les combla aussi de joyaux variés.

Word by Word

• अभिवाद्य: having saluted
• अभिवाद्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-वाद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-तुल्य (absolutive/gerund in -ya), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of तान्)

• दानसन्मानगौरवैः: with gifts, honors, and respect
• दानसन्मानगौरवैः: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्मान (प्रातिपदिक) + गौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (दानं च सन्मानः च गौरवः च)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक अव्यय (sequencer: then/thereupon)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• समीपस्थः: standing nearby
• समीपस्थः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्राय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (समीपे स्थितः)

• रत्नैः: with jewels
• रत्नैः: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (contextual), तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of रत्नैः)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक अव्यय (also/even)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual voice within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king stands near the completed rites, offering trays of jewels to assembled sages and honored guests; elders bless him as attendants present garlands and cloth.

Characters & Entities

• the king (unnamed here)
• brāhmaṇas/sages (implied by ‘them all’)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through honoring the spiritually eminent—salutation, charity, and respectful gifts are portrayed as righteous royal conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it continues the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative set in the Narmadā sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna and sanmāna—offering gifts (including jewels) and honors to revered persons.