Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

स्वल्पं हि दत्तमर्थिभ्य इत्यवोचञ्जनास्तदा । इष्ट्वैवं राजसूयेन धर्मपुत्रः सहानुजः

Transliteration

svalpaṃ hi dattamarthibhya ityavocañjanāstadā | iṣṭvaivaṃ rājasūyena dharmaputraḥ sahānujaḥ

Translation

ครั้นนั้นชนทั้งหลายยังกล่าวว่า “แก่ผู้มาขอนั้นให้เพียงน้อยเท่านั้น” ครั้นทรงประกอบราชสูยะยัญแล้ว ธรรมบุตรคือพระยุธิษฐิระ พร้อมด้วยพระอนุชา…

Word by Word

• स्वल्पम्: a little
• स्वल्पम्: Karma/Predicate (कर्म/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (indeed/for)

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘given’

• अर्थिभ्यः: to the supplicants
• अर्थिभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), बहुवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha/Quotation marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative)

• अवोचन्: said
• अवोचन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• जनाः: people
• जनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-viseshana (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• इष्ट्वा: having performed (a sacrifice)
• इष्ट्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यज् (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having sacrificed/worshipped’

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

• राजसूयेन: by the Rājasūya (sacrifice)
• राजसूयेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजसूय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; यज्ञविशेषः

• धर्मपुत्रः: Dharma’s son (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मपुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘धर्मस्य पुत्रः’

• सह: together with
• सह: Saha-artha (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहयोगार्थक अव्यय (with)

• अनुजः: (his) younger brother(s)
• अनुजः: Sahakari (Associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘younger brother’

Speaker

Sūta (contextual deduction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Lakṣmītīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ) / tīrtha-inquirers

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After a grand Rājasūya, a crowd debates the scale of gifts—some say ‘all was given’, others ‘only a little’; Yudhiṣṭhira stands composed with his brothers, embodying dharma amid mixed public voices.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmaputra)
• Younger brothers (anujas)
• People (jana)
• Rājasūya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When generosity becomes boundless, ordinary standards collapse—abundance itself becomes the new norm in a sanctified context.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Lakṣmītīrtha (Setukhaṇḍa), implied as the cause of such overflowing prosperity and merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of the Rājasūya yajña is referenced; dāna to petitioners is the accompanying dharmic act.