Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 111

Devanagari script

एतेभ्यश्चैव तद्दत्तं मया तुष्टेन सांप्रतम् । एवमुक्त्वा ततो नाम तेषां चक्रे पितामहः

Transliteration

etebhyaścaiva taddattaṃ mayā tuṣṭena sāṃpratam | evamuktvā tato nāma teṣāṃ cakre pitāmahaḥ

Translation

“E a estes também, eu—agora satisfeito—concedi presentemente essa porção.” Tendo dito isso, Pitāmaha (Brahmā) então lhes atribuiu um nome.

Word by Word

• एतेभ्यः: to these
• एतेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (अत्र—‘that (gift)’ इत्यर्थे)

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: Pratijna/Predicate (given)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (Agent expressed instrumentally)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तुष्टेन: (being) satisfied
• तुष्टेन: Hetu/State of agent (भाव/हेतु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; तुष् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय—‘satisfied’

• साम्प्रतम्: now, at present
• साम्प्रतम्: Kriya-visheshana (Time adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साम्प्रत (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-निष्पन्न)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ततः=तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् (then/thereafter)

• नाम: indeed/namely
• नाम: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/quotative particle; here ‘name’ sense as indeclinable marker)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• चक्रे: made/assigned
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• पितामहः: the Grandfather (Brahmā)
• पितामहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—पितुः पिता (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Padmaja/Pitāmaha (Brahmā) (implied by narrative continuation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, pleased, declares he has granted a share to certain beings; he then performs a naming act—gesturing as if bestowing identity—while the beings stand respectfully awaiting designation.

Characters & Entities

• Pitāmaha (Brahmā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When order is restored and proper shares are granted, harmony follows—symbolized by Brahmā’s satisfied resolution and formal naming.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is directly referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it narrates the granting of an allotted share/entitlement connected to the śrāddha setting.