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Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

तत्र सस्यमयाः शैला दृश्यंते परिकल्पिताः । सुवर्णस्य च रूप्यस्य रत्नानां च विशेषतः

tatra sasyamayāḥ śailā dṛśyaṃte parikalpitāḥ | suvarṇasya ca rūpyasya ratnānāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ

ที่นั่นปรากฏภูเขาราวกับก่อด้วยพืชผลอุดมสมบูรณ์ ประหนึ่งเนรมิตขึ้น และยังมีทองคำ เงินตรา และโดยเฉพาะกองรัตนมณีอันประเสริฐ

tatrathere
tatra:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण
sasyamayāḥmade of grain/vegetation
sasyamayāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsasya-maya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying śailāḥ); तत्पुरुषः (sasyena mayaḥ = made of crops/grain)
śailāḥmountains
śailāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśaila (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन
dṛśyanteare seen, appear
dṛśyante:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootdṛś (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)
parikalpitāḥconstructed, arranged
parikalpitāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpari-√kḷp (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying śailāḥ)
suvarṇasyaof gold
suvarṇasya:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootsuvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय
rūpyasyaof silver
rūpyasya:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootrūpya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
ratnānāmof gems
ratnānām:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootratna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय
viśeṣataḥespecially
viśeṣataḥ:
Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootviśeṣatas (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकार/विशेषवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: especially)

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in snippet)

Type: kshetra

Scene: A spectacular sacrificial ground where piles of grain rise like hills; nearby glittering heaps of gold, silver, and gems shimmer as if conjured, framing the central yajña.

FAQs

Sacred rites and tīrtha-associated merit are portrayed as generating auspicious abundance, symbolizing dharma-supported prosperity.

The verse occurs within a Tīrthamāhātmya context of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, but this snippet alone does not name the specific tīrtha.

No direct prescription appears here; it depicts the opulence and auspicious setting surrounding a major sacrificial context.