Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

मत्तवारणजुष्टानि दीर्घिकासहितानि च । गृहोद्यानैः समेतानि यथा राजगृहाणि च

Transliteration

mattavāraṇajuṣṭāni dīrghikāsahitāni ca | gṛhodyānaiḥ sametāni yathā rājagṛhāṇi ca

Translation

وہ گھر شاہی محلوں کی مانند تھے؛ مست ہاتھیوں کی آمدورفت سے آباد، طویل تالابوں کے ساتھ، اور گھریلو باغیچوں سے آراستہ۔

Word by Word

• मत्त: intoxicated
• मत्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nominative, Plural)

• वारण: elephants
• वारण: Sambandha (Genitival/सम्बन्ध within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (compound-member; Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• जुष्टानि: frequented/inhabited
• जुष्टानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जुष्ट (कृदन्त; धातु √जुष् (सेवने) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Neuter, Nominative, Plural; past passive participle)

• दीर्घिका: tanks/ponds
• दीर्घिका: Sambandha (Associative within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीर्घिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd) बहुवचन (compound-member; Feminine, Instrumental, Plural)

• सहितानि: accompanied (with)
• सहितानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (कृदन्त; धातु √सह् (सहने/सहभावे) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nominative, Plural; 'accompanied with')

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction/particle)

• गृह: houses
• गृह: Sambandha (Compound-member relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd) बहुवचन (compound-member; Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

• उद्यानैः: with gardens
• उद्यानैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

• समेतानि: endowed/combined
• समेतानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समेत (कृदन्त; धातु √इ (गत्यर्थे) उपसर्ग सम् + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nominative, Plural; 'provided/combined with')

• यथा: as/like
• यथा: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक अव्यय (comparative indeclinable)

• राज: of a king/royal
• राज: Sambandha (Genitival within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमासपूर्वपद (compound-member; Masculine stem)

• गृहाणि: royal houses/palaces
• गृहाणि: Upameya (Object compared/उपमेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (राजगृह = राज्ञः गृह) (Neuter, Nominative, Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction/particle)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal-like cityscape: mansions with inner gardens, long lotus-filled tanks, and intoxicated elephants moving through broad streets, suggesting festive prosperity and regal order.

Characters & Entities

• houses
• elephants (vāraṇa)
• ponds/tanks (dīrghikā)
• gardens (udyāna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma-centered generosity is not minimal; it aims at dignified well-being for those who sustain yajña, teaching, and sacred life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Adhyāya 113 sacred-settlement narrative in Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the tīrtha name is not provided in this shloka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual prescription appears here; it describes the prosperity and facilities of the dwellings established in the sacred region.