Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

औषधानि विचित्राणि महार्घ्याण्यपि चाददे । तदर्थमुपलेपांश्च पथ्यानि विविधानि च

Transliteration

auṣadhāni vicitrāṇi mahārghyāṇyapi cādade | tadarthamupalepāṃśca pathyāni vividhāni ca

Translation

അവൾ നാനാവിധമായ വിചിത്ര ഔഷധങ്ങൾ, അത്യന്തം വിലയേറിയവയും വരെ, സമാഹരിച്ചു. അതിനായി ഔഷധലേപങ്ങളും പലവിധ പഥ്യക്രമങ്ങളും കൂടി ഒരുക്കി.

Word by Word

• औषधानि: medicines, herbs
• औषधानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औषध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural)

• विचित्राणि: various, wondrous
• विचित्राणि: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Plural; adjective)

• महार्घ्याणि: very valuable, costly
• महार्घ्याणि: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महार्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Plural; adjective)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

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

• आददे: he took, he accepted
• आददे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) (आ-√दा)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Perfect, 3rd person, Singular)

• तदर्थम्: for that purpose
• तदर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययत्वेन प्रयोगः (indeclinable adverbial compound: 'for that purpose')

• उपलेपान्: ointments, smearing applications
• उपलेपान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपलेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Plural)

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

• पथ्यानि: wholesome (dietary) items, suitable remedies
• पथ्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Plural)

• विविधानि: diverse, various
• विविधानि: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Plural; adjective)

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

Speaker

Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A household scene: the devoted wife gathers rare herbs, costly medicines, and prepares medicinal pastes and wholesome regimens for a suffering brāhmaṇa.

Characters & Entities

• Auṣadhi (medicine)
• Upalepa (ointment)
• Pathya (wholesome regimen)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes practical compassion—care, service, and responsible effort—alongside faith in sacred power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not directly; the verse continues the narrative that will connect personal suffering to the efficacy of the Hāṭakeśvara/Bhāskara tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A worldly regimen is described (medicine, ointments, wholesome practices), not a formal religious rite.