Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

ओषध्यो यज्ञियाश्चैव ग्राम्या रण्याश्चतुर्द्दश । व्रीहयश्च यवाश्चैव गोधूमास्त्वणवस्तिलाः

Transliteration

oṣadhyo yajñiyāścaiva grāmyā raṇyāścaturddaśa | vrīhayaśca yavāścaiva godhūmāstvaṇavastilāḥ

Translation

Các dược thảo dùng trong tế lễ có mười bốn loại, gồm cả loại trồng và loại mọc rừng: lúa gạo, lúa mạch, lúa mì, kê, và mè.

Word by Word

• oṣadhyaḥ: herbs/plants
• oṣadhyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: oṣadhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• yajñiyāḥ: fit for sacrifice/ritual
• yajñiyāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yajñiya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying oṣadhyaḥ)

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• grāmyāḥ: domestic/cultivated
• grāmyāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: grāmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying oṣadhyaḥ)

• raṇyāḥ: wild/forest-born
• raṇyāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: raṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying oṣadhyaḥ)

• caturdaśa: fourteen
• caturdaśa: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturdaśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-विशेषण (numeral adjective), प्रथमा, बहुवचनार्थे (qualifying the set)

• vrīhayaḥ: rice grains
• vrīhayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrīhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• yavāḥ: barley
• yavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• godhūmāḥ: wheat
• godhūmāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: godhūma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषण-अव्यय (adversative/emphatic particle)

• aṇavaḥ: aṇu-grains (a kind of millet/pulse)
• aṇavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (पाठभेद: अणवः)

• tilāḥ: sesame seeds
• tilāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Likely Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta) narrating within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A homa scene at Prabhāsa: priest prepares offerings; bundles of wild herbs and bowls of cultivated grains are separated and labeled; fire glows as the first items (rice, barley, wheat, millet, sesame) are readied.

Characters & Entities

• Yajñiya oṣadhi
• Vrīhi
• Yava
• Godhūma
• Tila

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual life is supported by nature; cultivated and wild growth alike can become sacred when offered rightly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, through a Māhātmya that links cosmic radiance, fertility, and yajña-worthy sustenance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It identifies yajñiya (sacrifice-suitable) plant categories, implying their appropriateness for offerings.