Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.63.6 (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 5.3.63.6

गीतं तत्र प्रकर्तव्यं पिण्डदानं यथाविधि ।
ब्राह्मणैः श्रोत्रियैः पार्थ षट्कर्मनिरतैः शुभैः ॥ ६ ॥

gītaṃ tatra prakartavyaṃ piṇḍadānaṃ yathāvidhi |
brāhmaṇaiḥ śrotriyaiḥ pārtha ṣaṭkarmanirataiḥ śubhaiḥ || 6 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.63.6 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 (5.3.63.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gita, Tatra, Prakartavya, Pindadana, Yathavidhi, Brahmana, Shrotriya, Partha, Shatkarman, Irat, Shubha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.63.6). 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: “gītaṃ tatra prakartavyaṃ piṇḍadānaṃ yathāvidhi
  • gītam -
  • gīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prakartavyam -
  • prakartavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prakartavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prakartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • piṇḍadānam -
  • piṇḍadāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yathāvidhi -
  • yathāvidhi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “brāhmaṇaiḥ śrotriyaiḥ pārtha ṣaṭkarmanirataiḥ śubhaiḥ
  • brāhmaṇaiḥ -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śrotriyaiḥ -
  • śrotriya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śrotriya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pārtha -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṣaṭkarman -
  • ṣaṭkarman (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ṣaṭkarman (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • iratai -
  • ir -> irat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √ir class 6 verb]
    ir -> irat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √ir class 6 verb]
    ir (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • aiḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • śubhaiḥ -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.63.6

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 5.3.63.6 in Bengali sript:
গীতং তত্র প্রকর্তব্যং পিণ্ডদানং যথাবিধি ।
ব্রাহ্মণৈঃ শ্রোত্রিযৈঃ পার্থ ষট্কর্মনিরতৈঃ শুভৈঃ ॥ ৬ ॥

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 5.3.63.6 in Kannada sript:
ಗೀತಂ ತತ್ರ ಪ್ರಕರ್ತವ್ಯಂ ಪಿಣ್ಡದಾನಂ ಯಥಾವಿಧಿ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೈಃ ಶ್ರೋತ್ರಿಯೈಃ ಪಾರ್ಥ ಷಟ್ಕರ್ಮನಿರತೈಃ ಶುಭೈಃ ॥ ೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.63.6 in Gujarati sript:
ગીતં તત્ર પ્રકર્તવ્યં પિણ્ડદાનં યથાવિધિ ।
બ્રાહ્મણૈઃ શ્રોત્રિયૈઃ પાર્થ ષટ્કર્મનિરતૈઃ શુભૈઃ ॥ ૬ ॥

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 5.3.63.6 in Malayalam sript:
ഗീതം തത്ര പ്രകര്തവ്യം പിണ്ഡദാനം യഥാവിധി ।
ബ്രാഹ്മണൈഃ ശ്രോത്രിയൈഃ പാര്ഥ ഷട്കര്മനിരതൈഃ ശുഭൈഃ ॥ ൬ ॥

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