Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

दुर्गोपकरणैर्युक्तान्प्रतोलीश्च सुविस्तृताः । निर्ममे चैव कुंडानि सरांसि सरसीस्तथा

Transliteration

durgopakaraṇairyuktānpratolīśca suvistṛtāḥ | nirmame caiva kuṃḍāni sarāṃsi sarasīstathā

Translation

Il construisit aussi de vastes portes munies d’équipements de fortification; et il fit des bassins sacrés, des lacs et des étangs également.

Word by Word

• दुर्गोपकरणैः: with fortification implements
• दुर्गोपकरणैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्ग + उपकरण (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; ‘दुर्ग-उपकरण’ = fortification materials/implements; by means of

• युक्तान्: equipped
• युक्तान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण, √युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण: furnished/connected

• प्रतोलीः: gateways; archways
• प्रतोलीः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतोली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/coordination particle): and

• सुविस्तृताः: very spacious
• सुविस्तृताः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + विस्तृत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण, √स्तृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण: very spacious/extended

• निर्ममे: constructed; made
• निर्ममे: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्मा (धातु; नि + √मा)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/coordination particle): and

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण/emphasis): indeed

• कुण्डानि: pits; basins
• कुण्डानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• सरांसि: lakes
• सरांसि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• सरसीः: ponds; small lakes
• सरसीः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya/Kriyāviśeṣaṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/ manner): likewise; also

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya kuṇḍas and saras/sarasīs (collective)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Wide fortified gateways with defensive fittings open into a sacred precinct; beyond lie stepped tanks (kuṇḍa), a lake (saras), and smaller lotus ponds (sarasī), with pilgrims and priests nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Pratolī (gateway)
• Durga (fortification)
• Kuṇḍa
• Saras
• Sarasī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Creating secure, well-ordered sacred settlements and water bodies is a lasting dharmic gift that supports worship and pilgrims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, envisioned as a developed sacred complex with gateways and tīrtha-like water bodies.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual; it describes construction of kuṇḍas and water bodies, which commonly serve as bathing/ritual resources in tīrtha contexts.