Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

फलान्येतानि धर्मस्य शोभयन्ति जनेश्वरम् । फलं धर्मस्य भुञ्जेति सुहृत्स्वजनबान्धवाः

Transliteration

phalānyetāni dharmasya śobhayanti janeśvaram | phalaṃ dharmasya bhuñjeti suhṛtsvajanabāndhavāḥ

Translation

ഇവ ധർമ്മത്തിന്റെ ദൃശ്യഫലങ്ങളാകുന്നു; മനുഷ്യരിൽ രാജാവിനെ ഇവ ശോഭിപ്പിക്കുന്നു. സുഹൃത്തുക്കളും സ്വജനങ്ങളും ബന്ധുക്കളും ‘അവൻ ധർമ്മഫലം അനുഭവിക്കുന്നു’ എന്നു പുകഴ്ത്തുന്നു.

Word by Word

• phalāni: fruits, results
• phalāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• etāni: these
• etāni: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (phalāni)

• dharmasya: of dharma, of righteousness
• dharmasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• śobhayanti: adorn, beautify
• śobhayanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śubh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; causative sense ‘to adorn’ (शोभयति)

• janeśvaram: the lord of people (king)
• janeśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janeśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः जन + ईश्वर (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/‘lord of people’)

• phalam: fruit, result
• phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• dharmasya: of dharma
• dharmasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• bhuñjeti: enjoys, partakes
• bhuñjeti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• suhṛt: friends, well-wishers
• suhṛt: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suhṛt (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (प्रयोगे समाहार/समुच्चयार्थे)

• svajana: one’s own people, relatives
• svajana: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svajana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (समुच्चय)

• bāndhavāḥ: kinsmen, relations
• bāndhavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A righteous king seated in sabhā, surrounded by ministers and grateful citizens; friends and relatives acclaim his dharma as the source of his splendor.

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• King (janeśvara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma yields recognizable fruits—honour, stability, and praise—yet these social signs are not the whole account of karma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse discusses dharma’s fruits in worldly life.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes the perceived outcomes of dharma rather than a specific rite.