Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

भल्लातकानामलकींस्तिन्दुकांश्च महाफलान् । इंगुदान्करमर्दांश्च हरीतकबिभीतकान्

Transliteration

bhallātakānāmalakīṃstindukāṃśca mahāphalān | iṃgudānkaramardāṃśca harītakabibhītakān

Translation

Il vit aussi des arbres de bhallātaka, des āmalakī (amla), des tinduka aux grands fruits, des iṅguda et des karamarda, ainsi que des harītaka et des bibhītaka.

Word by Word

• भल्लातकान्: marking-nut trees (bhallātaka)
• भल्लातकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्लातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• आमलकीन्: āmalakī (Indian gooseberry) trees
• आमलकीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आमलकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तिन्दुकान्: tinduka trees
• तिन्दुकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिन्दुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• महाफलान्: large-fruited
• महाफलान्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाफल (प्रातिपदिक); महा (पूर्वपद) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास; विशेषण (वृक्षाणाम्)

• इंगुदान्: iṅguda trees
• इंगुदान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इंगुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• करमर्दान्: karamarda trees
• करमर्दान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करमर्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• हरीतकबिभीतकान्: harītaka and bibhītaka trees
• हरीतकबिभीतकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरीतक (प्रातिपदिक) + बिभीतक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (इतरेतर)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grove with āmalakī trees bearing pale green fruits, alongside harītakī and bibhītaka; tinduka and other large-fruited trees stand nearby, conveying a medicinal-abundance atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Āmalakī
• Harītaka
• Bibhītaka
• Forest flora

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places are portrayed as life-supporting and healing—abundant with nourishing and medicinal trees, reflecting dharmic harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The sacred grove/forest landscape within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya (Raivata-garden context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.