Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 6
Devanagari script
तत्र यद्दीयते दानं यज्ञं वा तप उत्तमम् । तत्सर्वं कोटिगुणितं भवेदिति न संशयः
Transliteration
tatra yaddīyate dānaṃ yajñaṃ vā tapa uttamam | tatsarvaṃ koṭiguṇitaṃ bhavediti na saṃśayaḥ
Translation
അവിടെ നൽകുന്ന ദാനമോ, ചെയ്യുന്ന യജ്ഞമോ, ഉത്തമമായ തപസ്സോ—അവയെല്ലാം കോടി മടങ്ങ് ഫലിക്കും; ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല।
Word by Word
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)
यत्whatever (that which)
यत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)
दीयतेis given
दीयते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)
दानम्a gift/charity
दानम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
यज्ञम्a sacrifice
यज्ञम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
वाor
वा:
Sambandha/Discourse particle
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
Formविकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle)
तपःausterity
तपः:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
उत्तमम्excellent
उत्तमम्:
Visheshana (Adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of तपः)
तत्that
तत्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संकेत (correlative)
सर्वम्all
सर्वम्:
Visheshana (Adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘तत्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
कोटिगुणितम्multiplied a crore-fold
कोटिगुणितम्:
Visheshana (Adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootकोटि + गुणित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; गुण्/गण् धातोः क्त)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कोट्या गुणितम् = multiplied by a crore)
भवेत्would become
भवेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
इतिthus
इति:
Sambandha/Discourse particle
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formउद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति-निपात (quotative particle)
नnot/no
न:
Sambandha/Discourse particle
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-निपात (negation)
संशयःdoubt
संशयः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
Speaker
Brahmā
Characters & Entities
D
DharmāraṇyaFAQs
Actions gain extraordinary potency when performed in a consecrated tirtha; place amplifies intention and dharma.
Dharmāraṇya, where dana, yajña, and tapas yield multiplied merit.
Perform dana (charity), yajña (sacrificial worship), and tapas (austerity) in Dharmāraṇya for greatly increased results.