Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

यत्किंचिद्धनधान्यं वा यानं वा वसनानि वा । मणयः कांचनादींश्च हेमादींश्च तथा वसु

Transliteration

yatkiṃciddhanadhānyaṃ vā yānaṃ vā vasanāni vā | maṇayaḥ kāṃcanādīṃśca hemādīṃśca tathā vasu

Translation

Quelle que soit la richesse ou le grain—chars et montures, vêtements, joyaux, or et choses semblables, et de même des trésors tels que l’or et autres biens précieux—

Word by Word

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (relative pronoun: nominative/accusative singular neuter)

• किंचित्: anything
• किंचित्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: सर्वनाम-निपातसमासवत्, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (indefinite pronoun)

• धनधान्यम्: wealth and grain
• धनधान्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (collective)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (particle: or)

• यानम्: vehicle
• यानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय

• वसनानि: garments
• वसनानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय

• मणयः: gems
• मणयः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• काञ्चनादीन्: gold and the like
• काञ्चनादीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (आदि-समास), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• हेमादीन्: silver/gold (hema) etc.
• हेमादीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेम (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (आदि-समास), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise/also)

• वसु: treasure/wealth
• वसु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (context: a royal/authoritative speaker addressing brāhmaṇas; later Rāma speaks in v.56)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A generous royal figure enumerates categories of gifts—grain heaps, folded garments, chariots/vehicles, trays of gems and gold—before assembled brāhmaṇas in a forest-āśrama setting.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It frames material resources as fit offerings for dharmic giving, preparing the praise of service and generosity as sources of puṇya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the setting; its sanctity is highlighted through teachings on charity and reverence within this forest-region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna is implied—offering wealth, grain, garments, and valuables to worthy recipients (especially brāhmaṇas).