Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 134
Devanagari script
कांचनैरर्नोप्रदानैश्च गृहदानैर्धनादिभिः । भार्याभूषणवस्त्रैश्च कृतार्था ब्राह्मणाः कृताः
Transliteration
kāṃcanairarnopradānaiśca gṛhadānairdhanādibhiḥ | bhāryābhūṣaṇavastraiśca kṛtārthā brāhmaṇāḥ kṛtāḥ
Translation
以黄金之施、种种供献、施舍宅第与财富等，又以珠宝与衣裳赠予其妻，诸婆罗门皆得圆满称心，心愿具足。
Word by Word
kāṃcanaiḥwith gold (items)
kāṃcanaiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootkāṃcana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Instrumental Plural
arṇopradānaiḥwith gifts of food/grain
arṇopradānaiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootarṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + pradāna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Instrumental Plural; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अर्णस्य/अन्नस्य प्रदानम्)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
gṛhadānaiḥwith gifts of houses
gṛhadānaiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootgṛha (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Instrumental Plural; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गृहस्य दानम्)
dhanādibhiḥwith wealth and the like
dhanādibhiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootdhana (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (आदि, प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Instrumental Plural; तत्पुरुषः (धनम् आदि यस्य/धनादि)
bhāryābhūṣaṇavastraiḥwith wives, ornaments, and garments
bhāryābhūṣaṇavastraiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootbhāryā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + vastra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Instrumental Plural; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (भार्या-भूषण-वस्त्राणि)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
kṛtārthāḥfulfilled; satisfied
kṛtārthāḥ:
Visheshana (Adjectival)
TypeAdjective
Rootkṛta (कृत, कृदन्त) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Nominative Plural; कर्मधारयः (कृतः अर्थः येषाम्/कृतार्थ)
brāhmaṇāḥbrahmins
brāhmaṇāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Nominative Plural
kṛtāḥwere made (to be)
kṛtāḥ:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (कृ धातु) + ta (क्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Nom. pl. masc.; कर्मणि भावः (were made)
Speaker
Narrator voice within Lomaharṣaṇa’s telling (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A grand gifting ceremony: piles of gold and valuables, deeds/keys of houses, garments and ornaments presented; brāhmaṇas and their families appear content, blessing the donor.
Characters & Entities
B
brāhmaṇaFAQs
Generous, respectful dāna to worthy brāhmaṇas is upheld as a dharmic act that brings religious fulfillment.
No specific site is named; the emphasis is on dāna and support of dharma.
Dāna is detailed: giving gold, wealth, houses, and garments/ornaments as charitable offerings.