Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21
Devanagari script
धेनुं दद्याद्द्विजे योग्ये सर्वाभरणभूषिताम् । निर्ममो निरहङ्कारो दानं दद्याद्द्विजातये
Transliteration
dhenuṃ dadyāddvije yogye sarvābharaṇabhūṣitām | nirmamo nirahaṅkāro dānaṃ dadyāddvijātaye
Translation
کسی لائق دِوِج (برہمن) کو ہر زیور سے آراستہ گائے دان کرے۔ مَمتا اور اَہنکار سے پاک ہو کر دِویجاتی کو خیرات دے۔
Word by Word
dhenuma cow
dhenum:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdhenu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन
dadyātshould give
dadyāt:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√dā (दा) (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन
dvijeto a Brahmin
dvije:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootdvija (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative); एकवचन
yogyeworthy
yogye:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootyogya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी; एकवचन; विशेषण (dvije)
sarva-ābharaṇa-bhūṣitāmadorned with all ornaments
sarva-ābharaṇa-bhūṣitām:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक) + ābharaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūṣita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (adorned with all ornaments); विशेषण (dhenum)
nirmamaḥfree from possessiveness
nirmamaḥ:
Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootnir + mama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; विशेषण (कर्तरि)
nirahaṅkāraḥwithout ego
nirahaṅkāraḥ:
Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootnir + ahaṅkāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण (कर्तरि)
dānama gift/charity
dānam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdāna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन
dadyātshould give
dadyāt:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√dā (दा) (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन
dvijātayeto the twice-born (Brahmin class)
dvijātaye:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootdvijāti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative); एकवचन
Speaker
Skanda (deduced for Revākhaṇḍa narrative style)
Characters & Entities
D
Dvija (Brāhmaṇa)FAQs
Charity becomes sacred when offered to the worthy with humility—without attachment or pride.
The broader Revā-kṣetra context is implied; this verse emphasizes dharma practice during the pilgrimage.
Go-dāna—donating an ornamented cow to a qualified dvija, done in a spirit of detachment.