Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

अन्येषां द्यूतकर्तृणां भूरि तेनार्पितं वसु । रत्नकुप्यदुकूलानि भृंगारुप्रभृतीनि च

Transliteration

anyeṣāṃ dyūtakartṛṇāṃ bhūri tenārpitaṃ vasu | ratnakupyadukūlāni bhṛṃgāruprabhṛtīni ca

Translation

त्याने इतर जुगाऱ्यांनाही विपुल धन अर्पण केले—रत्ने, घरातील मौल्यवान वस्तू, उत्तम दुकोल-वस्त्रे आणि भुजबंद इत्यादी अलंकार।

Word by Word

• अन्येषाम्: of others
• अन्येषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धे (genitive of relation)

• द्यूतकर्तृणाम्: of the gamblers / of those who gamble
• द्यूतकर्तृणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यूत-कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक); द्यूत (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; द्यूतस्य कर्तारः (those who do gambling)

• भूरि: much, abundant
• भूरि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (used adverbially)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/सहायक (instrumental)

• अर्पितम्: offered, given
• अर्पितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्प् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; वसु इति विशेषणम्

• वसु: wealth, property
• वसु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; द्रव्य/धन

• रत्नकुप्यदुकूलानि: jewels, valuables, and fine garments
• रत्नकुप्यदुकूलानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + कुप्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दुकूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (collective copulative)

• भृंगारु-प्रभृतीनि: beginning with bhṛṅgāru (and the like)
• भृंगारु-प्रभृतीनि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भृङ्गारु (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘भृङ्गारु-आदि’ इत्यर्थे (beginning with bhṛṅgāru etc.)

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

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (typical Naimiṣāraṇya frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A prosperous-looking gambler distributes heaps of wealth—jewels, fine cloth, and armlets—to fellow dice-players; the background hints at Kāśī’s lanes, with a distant temple spire as moral counterpoint.

Characters & Entities

• dyūtakartṛ (gambler)
• ratna (jewels)
• dukūla (fine cloth)
• bhṛṅgāru (armlet)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Addiction turns wealth into bondage—riches meant for dharma and family welfare are scattered into unworthy hands.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśīkhaṇḍa frames the account within the sanctity of Kāśī, using narrative to teach dharma suitable for pilgrims and residents.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse lists squandered items, contrasting true dāna (charity) with wasteful giving.