Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

तदहं दानपुण्यं हि करिष्यामि कथं स्फुटम् । कौपीनदण्डात्मधनो धनं स्वल्पं हि नास्ति मे

Transliteration

tadahaṃ dānapuṇyaṃ hi kariṣyāmi kathaṃ sphuṭam | kaupīnadaṇḍātmadhano dhanaṃ svalpaṃ hi nāsti me

Translation

Kung gayon, paano ko nga ba malinaw na maisasakatuparan ang gantimpala ng kawanggawa? Ang yaman ko’y tanging bahag at tungkod—tunay na wala akong kahit kaunting salapi.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘that (act/idea)’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• दानपुण्यम्: the merit of charity
• दानपुण्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक) + पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘दानस्य पुण्यम्’ (merit of giving)

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

• करिष्यामि: I will do
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• स्फुटम्: clearly/plainly
• स्फुटम्: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्फुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• कौपीनदण्डात्मधनः: one whose only wealth is a loincloth and staff
• कौपीनदण्डात्मधनः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौपीन (प्रातिपदिक) + दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्म (प्रातिपदिक) + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘कौपीनं दण्डश्च आत्मधनं यस्य सः’ (one whose only wealth is loincloth and staff)

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karta (Subject of ‘asti’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्वल्पम्: small/little
• स्वल्पम्: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of धनम्)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (Existence)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: for me / mine
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘of me/for me’

Speaker

Nārada (self-reflection in narration)

Characters & Entities

• Nārada (implicit 'I')
• Kaupīna (loincloth)
• Daṇḍa (staff)
• Dāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere desire to give arises even in renunciation; one seeks dharmic ways to practice charity despite scarcity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; it focuses on personal constraint and dharma-intent.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite; it introduces the problem of how to perform dāna without material wealth.