Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

स्वानुजैराहृतैरेवमसं ख्यातैर्महाधनैः । कृष्णदत्तैरसंख्यातैर्धनैरपि युधिष्ठिरः

Transliteration

svānujairāhṛtairevamasaṃ khyātairmahādhanaiḥ | kṛṣṇadattairasaṃkhyātairdhanairapi yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Translation

Ainsi Yudhiṣṭhira possédait lui aussi une immense fortune : apportée par ses frères cadets, et encore d’innombrables richesses accordées par Kṛṣṇa.

Word by Word

• स्वानुजैः: by (his) younger brothers
• स्वानुजैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + अनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य अनुजाः)

• आहृतैः: brought
• आहृतैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-हृ (धातु) → आहृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/कर्मणि प्रयोगः; विशेषणम् (धनैः)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम्

• असंख्यातैः: countless
• असंख्यातैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + संख्यात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (धनैः)

• महाधनैः: with great riches
• महाधनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् धनम्)

• कृष्णदत्तैः: given by Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णदत्तैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण + दत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कृष्णेन दत्ताः) विशेषणम् (धनैः)

• असंख्यातैः: countless
• असंख्यातैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + संख्यात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (धनैः)

• धनैः: with wealth
• धनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थे निपातः

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

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual deduction for Brāhma Khaṇḍa–Setukhaṇḍa narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira seated in a royal sabhā, heaps of tribute and chests of jewels arriving with the younger brothers; Kṛṣṇa’s presence implied as the source of auspicious increase.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Kṛṣṇa
• Pāṇḍavas (younger brothers implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly prosperity becomes dharmic when it is aligned with sacrifice, generosity, and the sanctifying power of a tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Lakṣmītīrtha, within the Setukhaṇḍa’s sacred landscape of Setu.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The setup for yajña and dāna is implied—wealth is gathered for sacrificial giving and charitable distribution.