Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 122

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । एवं स सुखसंयुक्तान्कृत्वा सर्वान्द्विजोत्तमान् । एतत्सर्वं ददौ पश्चात्तेभ्यो मुक्तादिकं नृपः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | evaṃ sa sukhasaṃyuktānkṛtvā sarvāndvijottamān | etatsarvaṃ dadau paścāttebhyo muktādikaṃ nṛpaḥ

Translation

สูตกล่าวว่า: ครั้นทรงทำให้พราหมณ์ผู้ประเสริฐทั้งปวงยินดีแล้ว พระราชาจึงถวายสิ่งทั้งมวลนั้นแก่พวกเขา—ทั้งมุกดาและทรัพย์อันมีค่าอื่น ๆ

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: कर्ता (Speaker/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• सुखसंयुक्तान्: endowed with happiness
• सुखसंयुक्तान्: विशेषण (Adjectival to कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखसंयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक) = सुख + संयुक्त
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; ‘द्विजोत्तमान्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (सुखेन संयुक्ताः)

• कृत्वा: having made/done
• कृत्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Absolutive relation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; ‘द्विजोत्तमान्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• द्विजोत्तमान्: the best brāhmaṇas
• द्विजोत्तमान्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजोत्तम (प्रातिपदिक) = द्विज + उत्तम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (उत्तमाः द्विजाः)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; ‘सर्वम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (afterwards)

• तेभ्यः: to them
• तेभ्यः: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Ablative/Dative 5th/4th), बहुवचन; अत्र चतुर्थी-सम्प्रदानार्थे (to them)

• मुक्तादिकम्: pearls and the like
• मुक्तादिकम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्तादिक (प्रातिपदिक) = मुक्त + आदिक
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; ‘मुक्ता’ (pearls) + ‘आदि’ (etc.)

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta narrates while a king distributes pearls and valuables to rows of honored brāhmaṇas; recipients are serene, with ritual vessels and blessing gestures.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Dvijottama (brāhmaṇas)
• Nṛpa (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dāna offered to worthy brāhmaṇas with respect and the intent to bring welfare is praised as dhārmic and merit-producing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is within Tīrthamāhātmya narration but does not name a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Charitable giving (dāna) of valuables such as pearls (muktā) to dvijottamas is highlighted.