Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

दानैर्द्दाता च सर्वेषां येऽन्ये दानित्वमागताः । सर्वेषामेव भूतानां दानैर्दाता बलिर्महान्

Transliteration

dānairddātā ca sarveṣāṃ ye'nye dānitvamāgatāḥ | sarveṣāmeva bhūtānāṃ dānairdātā balirmahān

Translation

ด้วยทานของเขา เขาเหนือกว่าผู้ให้ทั้งหลายที่มีชื่อเสียงด้านทานบารมี; มหาบัลลิด้วยการบริจาค จึงเป็นผู้เกื้อกูลแก่สรรพสัตว์ทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• दानैः: by gifts
• दानैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• दाता: giver
• दाता: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक (agent noun)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of implied जनानाम/भूतानाम)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject of relative clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of ये)

• दानित्वम्: the status of being a donor
• दानित्वम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानित्व (प्रातिपदिक; भाव/तद्धित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; भाववाचक (state of being a giver)

• आगताः: have attained
• आगताः: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘have attained/come to’

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (Nipāta)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphasis)

• भूतानाम्: of beings
• भूतानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• दानैः: by gifts
• दानैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• दाता: giver
• दाता: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• बलिः: Bali
• बलिः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महान्: great
• महान्: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of बलिः)

Speaker

Lomaśa (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bali distributing gifts to a diverse assembly—brahmins, the poor, travelers, even animals—hands extended in blessing; heaps of grain, gold, and cloth; the king’s face calm and resolute.

Characters & Entities

• Bali

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dāna elevates a ruler’s glory into dharma: generosity widens the self to include the welfare of all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse highlights the dharma of dāna within the Kedāra-khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna (charitable giving) is praised as a meritorious practice, though no specific item or occasion is prescribed here.