Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

सर्वाभरणदीप्तांग्यो दास्यश्च नवयौवना । भूषणानि परार्ध्याणि नवरत्नोज्ज्वलानि च

Transliteration

sarvābharaṇadīptāṃgyo dāsyaśca navayauvanā | bhūṣaṇāni parārdhyāṇi navaratnojjvalāni ca

Translation

Ses servantes, dans la fraîcheur de la jeunesse, brillaient de tous les ornements ; et il y avait des parures d’un prix incomparable, étincelantes de neuf sortes de gemmes.

Word by Word

• सर्व-आभरण-दीप्त-अङ्ग्यः: whose bodies shine with all ornaments
• सर्व-आभरण-दीप्त-अङ्ग्यः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आभरण (प्रातिपदिक) + दीप्त (कृदन्त; √दीप् (धातु), क्त) + अङ्गी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘यासां सर्वाणि आभरणानि तैः दीप्तानि अङ्गानि’

• दास्यः: female servants
• दास्यः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दासी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; epic variant for ‘दास्याः’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय; conjunction ‘and’

• नव-यौवनाः: in fresh youth, youthful
• नव-यौवनाः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक) + यौवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘नवम् यौवनम् यस्याः/यासाम्’ (fresh youth)

• भूषणानि: ornaments
• भूषणानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; nominative/accusative plural (neuter)

• परार्ध्याणि: exceedingly valuable
• परार्ध्याणि: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परार्ध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; agreeing with ‘भूषणानि’

• नव-रत्न-उज्ज्वलानि: bright with nine gems
• नव-रत्न-उज्ज्वलानि: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक) + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + उज्ज्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘नवरत्नैः उज्ज्वलानि’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय; conjunction ‘and’

Speaker

Narrator (context not explicit in snippet; likely a Purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession of youthful maidservants, each radiant with ornaments; trays of priceless jewelry set with nine gems (navaratna) catching light—ruby, pearl, coral, emerald, yellow sapphire, diamond, blue sapphire, hessonite, cat’s eye—sparkling in a palace hall.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse intensifies the portrayal of worldly grandeur, which the surrounding narrative can reframe as meaningful only when aligned with devotion and righteous living.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly.