Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.2.68.53 (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 5.2.68.53

ये पश्यंति चतुर्दश्यां पिशाचेश्वरसंज्ञकम् ।
प्रेतत्वं च पिशाचत्वं कुले तेषां न जायते ॥ ५३ ॥

ye paśyaṃti caturdaśyāṃ piśāceśvarasaṃjñakam |
pretatvaṃ ca piśācatvaṃ kule teṣāṃ na jāyate || 53 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.2.68.53 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 (5.2.68.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Pashyanti, Pashyat, Caturdashi, Pishaca, Pishaci, Ishvara, Sanjnaka, Pretatva, Pishacatva, Kula, Kuli, Tad, Jayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.2.68.53). 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: “ye paśyaṃti caturdaśyāṃ piśāceśvarasaṃjñakam
  • 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]
  • paśyanti -
  • paśyantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • caturdaśyām -
  • caturdaśī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • piśāce -
  • piśāca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    piśācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    piśāci (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • iśvara -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iśvara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sañjñakam -
  • sañjñaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sañjñaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sañjñakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “pretatvaṃ ca piśācatvaṃ kule teṣāṃ na jāyate
  • pretatvam -
  • pretatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • piśācatvam -
  • piśācatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kule -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuli (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kuli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.2.68.53

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 5.2.68.53 in Bengali sript:
যে পশ্যংতি চতুর্দশ্যাং পিশাচেশ্বরসংজ্ঞকম্ ।
প্রেতত্বং চ পিশাচত্বং কুলে তেষাং ন জাযতে ॥ ৫৩ ॥

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 5.2.68.53 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇ ಪಶ್ಯಂತಿ ಚತುರ್ದಶ್ಯಾಂ ಪಿಶಾಚೇಶ್ವರಸಂಜ್ಞಕಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರೇತತ್ವಂ ಚ ಪಿಶಾಚತ್ವಂ ಕುಲೇ ತೇಷಾಂ ನ ಜಾಯತೇ ॥ ೫೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.2.68.53 in Gujarati sript:
યે પશ્યંતિ ચતુર્દશ્યાં પિશાચેશ્વરસંજ્ઞકમ્ ।
પ્રેતત્વં ચ પિશાચત્વં કુલે તેષાં ન જાયતે ॥ ૫૩ ॥

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 5.2.68.53 in Malayalam sript:
യേ പശ്യംതി ചതുര്ദശ്യാം പിശാചേശ്വരസംജ്ഞകമ് ।
പ്രേതത്വം ച പിശാചത്വം കുലേ തേഷാം ന ജായതേ ॥ ൫൩ ॥

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