Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

एतद्वचनमाकर्ण्य तानि पूतैर्नवैर्दृढैः । अस्त्राणि कारयामास दर्धोचेरस्थिसंचयैः

Transliteration

etadvacanamākarṇya tāni pūtairnavairdṛḍhaiḥ | astrāṇi kārayāmāsa dardhocerasthisaṃcayaiḥ

Translation

Nghe lời ấy, ngài cho chế tác những vũ khí kia—mới mẻ, kiên cố và thanh tịnh—từ đống xương đã được gom lại của hiền thánh Dadhīci.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular (विशेषण to ‘वचनम्’)

• वचनम्: statement/words
• वचनम्: Karma (Object of ‘ākarṇya’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आकर्ण्य: having heard
• आकर्ण्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-कर्ण् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वार्थक-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) — ‘having heard’

• तानि: those (things)
• तानि: Karma (Object of ‘kārayāmāsa’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• पूतैः: with purified (materials)
• पूतैः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूत (पू धातु, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त-विशेषण, पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental, Plural (‘purified’)

• नवैः: new
• नवैः: Karaṇa (Instrument; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental, Plural

• दृढैः: firm/strong
• दृढैः: Karaṇa (Instrument; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental, Plural

• अस्त्राणि: missiles/weapons
• अस्त्राणि: Karma (Object; apposition to ‘तानि’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• कारयामास: caused (them) to be made
• कारयामास: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + लिट्
• Form: णिजन्त (causative) धातु ‘कारय’ + लिट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Perfect, 3rd person, Singular (‘caused to be made’)

• दर्धोचेः: of Dardhoci
• दर्धोचेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्धोचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अस्थिसंचयैः: with heaps/collections of bones
• अस्थिसंचयैः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्थि + संचय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; समास: अस्थ्नां संचयाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine artisan-forge scene: collected bones of Ṛṣi Dadhīci are purified and shaped into radiant weapons; devas watch as the workshop glows with sacrificial firelight.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvakarmā
• Dadhīci

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supreme charity and self-sacrifice for protecting dharma are exalted; the righteous offer even their own body for the welfare of the world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose māhātmya includes exemplary dharmic legends like Dadhīci’s sacrifice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual; the verse highlights the sacred ideal of dāna/tyāga (self-giving) through narrative symbolism.