Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

ददाति विविधं दानं हस्त्यश्वकनकादिकम् । यदि तत्र न गृह्णीमस्तदा कोपं स गच्छति

Transliteration

dadāti vividhaṃ dānaṃ hastyaśvakanakādikam | yadi tatra na gṛhṇīmastadā kopaṃ sa gacchati

Translation

وہ ہاتھی، گھوڑے، سونا وغیرہ طرح طرح کے دان دیتا ہے۔ اگر ہم وہاں انہیں قبول نہ کریں تو وہ غضبناک ہو جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Present, 3rd person, Singular

• विविधम्: various
• विविधम्: Vishesana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular (दानम् इति विशेष्य)

• दानम्: gift, charity
• दानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• हस्ति-अश्व-कनक-आदिकम्: such as elephants, horses, gold, etc.
• हस्ति-अश्व-कनक-आदिकम्: Vishesana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हस्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + अश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कनक (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + क (तद्धित/प्रातिपदिक-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular (दानम् इति विशेष्य); समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (शर्त/सम्भावना); Conditional particle

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक); Indeclinable adverb of place

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध); Negation

• गृह्णीमः: we accept/take
• गृह्णीमः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; Present, 1st person, Plural

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक); Indeclinable adverb of time

• कोपम्: anger
• कोपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular (सर्वनाम)

• गच्छति: goes/enters (into)
• गच्छति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Present, 3rd person, Singular

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ānarta (courtly node within the tīrtha-region)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king presents elephants, horses, and gold; the ascetics hesitate. The king’s brow darkens, a red aura of anger rising behind him, contrasting with the ascetics’ calm.

Characters & Entities

• King (Bhūpa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Material generosity may carry social pressure; dharma requires balancing courtesy with spiritual safeguards against entanglement and anger.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the contextual description within the Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse concerns dāna and the act of accepting or refusing gifts; no other ritual practice is described.