Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18000

Devanagari script

वृत्त्यर्थं तेन दत्ता वै ह्यनर्घ्या रत्नकोटयः । तदा ते मोढ १८००० गोभूजा

Transliteration

vṛttyarthaṃ tena dattā vai hyanarghyā ratnakoṭayaḥ | tadā te moḍha 18000 gobhūjā

Translation

เพื่อการดำรงชีพของพวกเขา เขาได้มอบอัญมณีอันประเมินค่ามิได้นับโกฏิ จากนั้นจึงมีการกล่าวถึงวัวหนึ่งหมื่นแปดพันตัวและการมอบที่ดิน

Word by Word

• वृत्त्यर्थम्: for livelihood/maintenance
• वृत्त्यर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्ति + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थक (purpose)

• तेन: by him/with that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instr./करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दत्ताः: given
• दत्ताः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे विधेयविशेषण

• वै: indeed
• वै: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Emphasis/Reason (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• अनर्घ्याः: priceless
• अनर्घ्याः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• रत्नकोटयः: crores of jewels
• रत्नकोटयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• मोढ: (unclear: possibly 'Moḍha' as a vocative/name)
• मोढ: Sambodhana/Unclear (सम्बोधन/अनिश्चित)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोढ (प्रातिपदिक; पाठभ्रंश/देश्य-शब्द सम्भाव्य)
• Form: अव्यक्त-रूप; सम्भाव्यतः सम्बोधन/प्रथमा एकवचन (पाठदोषः)

• १८०००: 18,000
• १८०००: Viśeṣaṇa (Quantifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: संख्या (अव्ययवत्)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral), अव्ययवत् प्रयोग

• गोभूजाः: (unclear: possibly 'cow-gifts' or 'cows and lands')
• गोभूजाः: Karta/Unclear (कर्ता/अनिश्चित)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + भूजा (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; पाठानुसार अर्थ/रूप अनिश्चित

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative continuation; likely Vyāsa within this passage)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A benefactor (Hanumān or patron figure) presents heaps of gems; attendants bring cows; scribes/elders witness land-grant gestures; brāhmaṇas receive with restraint and blessings.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sustaining the righteous through generous dāna—wealth used for dharma becomes a vehicle for puṇya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dharmāraṇya sacred region forms the backdrop, but this line is primarily about charitable giving rather than a named pilgrimage spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Charity (dāna) is implied—gifting wealth (gems), and likely cows and land, for the support of religious life.