Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.1.48.14 (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 5.1.48.14

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कृष्णपक्षे त्विह श्राद्धं पितॄणां वर्तते द्विज ।
मानुषेण तु मानेन यो वै संवत्सरः स्मृतः ॥ १४ ॥

kṛṣṇapakṣe tviha śrāddhaṃ pitṝṇāṃ vartate dvija |
mānuṣeṇa tu mānena yo vai saṃvatsaraḥ smṛtaḥ || 14 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.1.48.14 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 (5.1.48.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krishnapaksha, Iha, Shraddha, Pitri, Vartat, Dvija, Manusha, Mana, Yah, Samvatsara, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.1.48.14). 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: “kṛṣṇapakṣe tviha śrāddhaṃ pitṝṇāṃ vartate dvija ”
kṛṣṇapakṣe -
kṛṣṇapakṣa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
tvi -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śrāddham -
śrāddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śrāddha (noun, neuter)

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

śrāddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pitṝṇām -
pitṛ (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
vartate -
√vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
dvija -
dvija (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvija (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “mānuṣeṇa tu mānena yo vai saṃvatsaraḥ smṛtaḥ ”
mānuṣeṇa -
mānuṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mānuṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
mānena -
māna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

māna (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√man -> māna (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √man class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √man class 8 verb]

√man -> māna (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √man class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √man class 8 verb]
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
saṃvatsaraḥ -
saṃvatsara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
smṛtaḥ -
smṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]