Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

मणिमुक्तामयान्येव कुण्डलानि शुभानि च । तथा चन्द्रोज्ज्वलाहारान्नूपुराणि बृहंति च

Transliteration

maṇimuktāmayānyeva kuṇḍalāni śubhāni ca | tathā candrojjvalāhārānnūpurāṇi bṛhaṃti ca

Translation

Những đôi khuyên tai bằng ngọc và ngọc trai—thật cát tường—cùng những chuỗi vòng cổ sáng như trăng, và cả những đôi vòng chân lớn nữa.

Word by Word

• मणिमुक्तामयानि: made of gems and pearls
• मणिमुक्तामयानि: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मणि + मुक्ता + मय (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—'मणि-मुक्ताभ्यां मयानि' (made of gems and pearls)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• कुण्डलानि: earrings
• कुण्डलानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन

• शुभानि: auspicious, beautiful
• शुभानि: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन; 'कुण्डलानि' इति विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (also/likewise)

• चन्द्रोज्ज्वलाहारान्: moon-bright necklaces
• चन्द्रोज्ज्वलाहारान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र + उज्ज्वल + आहार (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—'चन्द्रेण इव उज्ज्वलाः आहाराः' (moon-bright necklaces)

• नूपुराणि: anklets
• नूपुराणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नूपुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन

• बृहन्ति: large, great
• बृहन्ति: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन; 'नूपुराणि' इति विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; speaker not explicit in this excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close-up, almost inventory-like depiction of gem-and-pearl earrings, moon-bright necklaces, and large anklets laid out or held in a casket, shimmering with auspicious light.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity, auspiciousness, and devotional intent are portrayed through sacred adornments, suggesting reverence befitting a tīrtha observance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of the Adhyāya 111 tīrtha narrative; it does not name the site directly in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct injunction is stated; the verse inventories auspicious ornaments, often associated with vrata, pūjā, or tīrtha-related acts.