Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

कर्कटिकाश्चार्द्रयुता मरिचेन समन्विताः । एवंविधानि चान्नानि शाकानि विविधानि च

Transliteration

karkaṭikāścārdrayutā maricena samanvitāḥ | evaṃvidhāni cānnāni śākāni vividhāni ca

Translation

وہاں کَرکٹِکا نامی سبزیاں بھی تھیں، نم اور خوب تیار کی ہوئی، کالی مرچ سے معطر؛ اسی طرح کے کھانے اور طرح طرح کے ساگ اور سالن بھی موجود تھے۔

Word by Word

• कर्कटिकाः: crabs (karkaṭikā)
• कर्कटिकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्कटिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आर्द्र-युताः: accompanied with moisture; moist
• आर्द्र-युताः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (कृदन्त; √युज् (धातु) ‘to join’)
• Form: बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषणवत्; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘आर्द्रेण युताः’ (with moisture/wet)

• मरिचेन: with pepper
• मरिचेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरिच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• समन्विताः: combined; accompanied
• समन्विताः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समन्वित (कृदन्त; सम्+अनु+√इ (धातु) ‘to go/attend’, past participle)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘समन्वित’ = endowed/combined

• एवं-विधानि: such kinds (of)
• एवं-विधानि: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय) + विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘एवंविधानि’ = of such kind

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्नानि: foods; dishes
• अन्नानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• शाकानि: vegetables; greens
• शाकानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (contextual; likely Sūta-style narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A long sacrificial dining arrangement in a forest-kshetra: steaming dishes of vegetables and leafy greens, brahmanas seated in rows, attendants serving with reverence; the atmosphere is orderly, fragrant, and auspicious.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through generous, respectful hospitality—offering well-prepared food as a sacred act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the setting; the passage supports the forest’s sanctity through yajña and righteous conduct rather than naming a single tirtha in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied anna-sevā/feeding as part of a yajña setting—preparing varied dishes for honored guests (dvijas).