Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

धात्रीफलानि चाऽम्राणि चिर्भटानीं गुदानि च । करीराणि कपित्थानि तथैवाऽन्यानि भूरिशः

Transliteration

dhātrīphalāni cā'mrāṇi cirbhaṭānīṃ gudāni ca | karīrāṇi kapitthāni tathaivā'nyāni bhūriśaḥ

Translation

അവൻ ആമലകഫലങ്ങളും മാങ്ങകളും, തണ്ണിമത്തനും ശർക്കരമിഠായികളും, കരീരപ്പഴങ്ങളും കപിത്തഫലങ്ങളും, ഇനിയും അനേകം വസ്തുക്കളും ധാരാളമായി കൊണ്ടുവന്നു।

Word by Word

• धात्री-फलानि: āmalakī fruits
• धात्री-फलानि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धात्री + फल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘fruits of dhātrī/āmalakī’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अम्राणि: mangoes
• अम्राणि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• चिर्भटानि: cucumbers/melons (cirbhaṭa)
• चिर्भटानि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिर्भट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• गुदानि: jaggery/sweet lumps (guda)
• गुदानि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• करीराणि: karīra pods/fruits
• करीराणि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• कपित्थानि: wood-apples (kapittha)
• कपित्थानि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपित्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• अन्यानि: other (items)
• अन्यानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, बहुवचन (elliptically qualifying ‘फलानि’ etc.)

• भूरिशः: in plenty
• भूरिशः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूरिशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाणवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: in abundance)

Speaker

Narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lakṣmaṇa returns carrying a plentiful assortment: āmalaka, mangoes, melons, sweets/jaggery, karīra pods, wood-apples—displayed as a rich still-life of forest bounty.

Characters & Entities

• dhātrī (āmalaka)
• amra (mango)
• cīrbhaṭa (watermelon)
• guḍa (jaggery)
• karīra
• kapittha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma values wholesome, honestly obtained offerings; abundance is meaningful when directed toward sacred duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha context remains the sacred locale enabling śrāddha; the text highlights suitability of local produce for holy rites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Specific items appropriate for śrāddha preparation are enumerated as offerings/ingredients.