Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

माणिक्यमौक्तिकान्येव विद्रुमाणि विशेषतः । हस्त्यश्वरथयानानि वस्त्राणि विविधानि च

Transliteration

māṇikyamauktikānyeva vidrumāṇi viśeṣataḥ | hastyaśvarathayānāni vastrāṇi vividhāni ca

Translation

അവൻ മാണിക്യവും മുത്തും, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് പവിഴവും; കൂടാതെ ആന‑കുതിര‑രഥം പോലുള്ള യാനങ്ങളും നാനാവിധ വസ്ത്രങ്ങളും ദാനം ചെയ്തു।

Word by Word

• माणिक्यमौक्तिकानि: rubies and pearls
• माणिक्यमौक्तिकानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माणिक्य + मौक्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural) — समाहार/समुच्चयार्थे

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• विद्रुमाणि: corals
• विद्रुमाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्रुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb), प्रकारे (especially)

• हस्त्यश्वरथयानानि: vehicles: elephants, horses, and chariots
• हस्त्यश्वरथयानानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्ति + अश्व + रथ + यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural) — समाहारार्थक समुच्चयः

• वस्त्राणि: garments
• वस्त्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural) — विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Procession of donated elephants and horses adorned with cloth and bells; chariots lined up; priests bless the gifts; piles of colorful garments and jewel caskets in a temple forecourt.

Characters & Entities

• Māṇikya
• Mauktika
• Vidruma
• Hasti
• Aśva
• Ratha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse celebrates expansive generosity—giving both luxuries and practical support—as a royal expression of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this line; the emphasis is on the dharmic conduct that typically accompanies tīrtha devotion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Forms of dāna are listed: gifts of gems, garments, and conveyances (yāna).