Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.12.77 (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 4.2.12.77

पितृगोत्रे मृता ये वै मातृपक्षे च ये मृताः ।
तेषामत्र कृतः पिंडो भवेदक्षयतृप्तिदः ॥ ७७ ॥

pitṛgotre mṛtā ye vai mātṛpakṣe ca ye mṛtāḥ |
teṣāmatra kṛtaḥ piṃḍo bhavedakṣayatṛptidaḥ || 77 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.12.77 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 (4.2.12.77). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gotra, Mrita, Yah, Yat, Matripaksha, Tad, Atra, Krit, Krita, Pinda, Akshaya, Triptida,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.12.77). 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: “pitṛgotre mṛtā ye vai mātṛpakṣe ca ye mṛtāḥ
  • pitṛ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • gotre -
  • gotra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gotra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gotrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mṛtā* -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • mātṛpakṣe -
  • mātṛpakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mātṛpakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mātṛpakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mṛtāḥ -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • Line 2: “teṣāmatra kṛtaḥ piṃḍo bhavedakṣayatṛptidaḥ
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtaḥ -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • piṇḍo* -
  • piṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • akṣaya -
  • akṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tṛptidaḥ -
  • tṛptida (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.12.77

Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 4.2.12.77 in Bengali sript:
পিতৃগোত্রে মৃতা যে বৈ মাতৃপক্ষে চ যে মৃতাঃ ।
তেষামত্র কৃতঃ পিংডো ভবেদক্ষযতৃপ্তিদঃ ॥ ৭৭ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 4.2.12.77 in Kannada sript:
ಪಿತೃಗೋತ್ರೇ ಮೃತಾ ಯೇ ವೈ ಮಾತೃಪಕ್ಷೇ ಚ ಯೇ ಮೃತಾಃ ।
ತೇಷಾಮತ್ರ ಕೃತಃ ಪಿಂಡೋ ಭವೇದಕ್ಷಯತೃಪ್ತಿದಃ ॥ ೭೭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.2.12.77 in Gujarati sript:
પિતૃગોત્રે મૃતા યે વૈ માતૃપક્ષે ચ યે મૃતાઃ ।
તેષામત્ર કૃતઃ પિંડો ભવેદક્ષયતૃપ્તિદઃ ॥ ૭૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 4.2.12.77 in Malayalam sript:
പിതൃഗോത്രേ മൃതാ യേ വൈ മാതൃപക്ഷേ ച യേ മൃതാഃ ।
തേഷാമത്ര കൃതഃ പിംഡോ ഭവേദക്ഷയതൃപ്തിദഃ ॥ ൭൭ ॥

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