Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

धान्यं तेषां प्रदत्तं हि विप्राणां चामितं वसु । कृतांजलिस्ततो रामो ब्राह्मणानिदमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

dhānyaṃ teṣāṃ pradattaṃ hi viprāṇāṃ cāmitaṃ vasu | kṛtāṃjalistato rāmo brāhmaṇānidamabravīt

Translation

แท้จริงแล้วได้มอบธัญญาหารแก่พวกเขา และประทานทรัพย์อันประมาณมิได้แก่พราหมณ์ทั้งหลาย จากนั้นพระรามประนมมือแล้วกล่าวถ้อยคำนี้แก่พราหมณ์ทั้งหลาย

Word by Word

• धान्यम्: grain
• धान्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Possession/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सामान्य), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रदत्तम्: given
• प्रदत्तम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चय (indeed/for)

• विप्राणाम्: of the Brahmins
• विप्राणाम्: Sambandha (Possession/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• अमितम्: immeasurable; abundant
• अमितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वसु: wealth
• वसु: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृत-अञ्जलिः: with joined palms
• कृत-अञ्जलिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त/कृ) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहिः—यस्य अञ्जलिः कृतः (one whose hands are joined)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तर (then/thereupon)

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ब्राह्मणान्: the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Brahmā (contextual narrator in this dialogue section)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: suta (son)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma stands with folded hands before a line of brāhmaṇas; heaps of grain, cows, and cloth are arranged; the brāhmaṇas bless him as he begins to speak.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Brāhmaṇas
• Dāna (grain/wealth)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True authority is joined with humility; giving sustenance and honoring the wise are central marks of righteous rule.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is framed as a sacred domain where abundant provisioning supports continuous dharma and Vedic life.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dhānya-dāna (gift of grain) and wealth-giving are described as dharmic acts supporting Brāhmaṇas.