Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.1.19.16 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Skandapurana is one of the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, covering over 80,000 shlokas (verses). It is divided into seven large section each covering holy regions detailing their background and legends.

Verse 2.1.19.16

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पिण्डदानं ततः कुर्यादपि सर्षपमात्रकम् ।
शमीदलसमानान्वा दद्यात्पिंडान्पितॄन्प्रति ॥ १६ ॥

piṇḍadānaṃ tataḥ kuryādapi sarṣapamātrakam |
śamīdalasamānānvā dadyātpiṃḍānpitṝnprati || 16 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.1.19.16 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.1.19.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pindadana, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Api, Sarshapa, Atra, Kah, Shami, Shamin, Dala, Samana, Var, Pinda, Pitri, Prati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.1.19.16). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “piṇḍadānaṃ tataḥ kuryādapi sarṣapamātrakam ”
piṇḍadānam -
piṇḍadāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tataḥ -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
kuryād -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[optative active third single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
sarṣapam -
sarṣapa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ātra -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “śamīdalasamānānvā dadyātpiṃḍānpitṝnprati ”
śamī -
śamī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śami (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

śamin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dala -
dala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dal (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
samānān -
samāna (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dadyāt -
√dā (verb class 3)

[optative active third single]
piṇḍān -
piṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
pitṝn -
pitṛ (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

prati (Preverb)

[Preverb]