Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.78.20 (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 5.3.78.20

अस्य श्राद्धस्य भावेन ब्राह्मणस्य प्रसादतः ।
नर्मदातोयभावेन न्यायार्जितधनस्य च ।
तेषां चैव प्रभावेन प्रेता यान्तु परां गतिम् ॥ २० ॥

asya śrāddhasya bhāvena brāhmaṇasya prasādataḥ |
narmadātoyabhāvena nyāyārjitadhanasya ca |
teṣāṃ caiva prabhāvena pretā yāntu parāṃ gatim || 20 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.78.20 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 (5.3.78.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Shraddha, Bhavena, Bhava, Brahmana, Prasada, Tas, Narmada, Toya, Nyayarjita, Dhana, Tad, Prabhava, Ina, Preta, Para, Gati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.78.20). 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: “asya śrāddhasya bhāvena brāhmaṇasya prasādataḥ
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śrāddhasya -
  • śrāddha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śrāddha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • bhāvena -
  • bhāvena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • brāhmaṇasya -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • prasāda -
  • prasāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “narmadātoyabhāvena nyāyārjitadhanasya ca
  • narmadā -
  • narmadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • toya -
  • toya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāvena -
  • bhāvena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • nyāyārjita -
  • nyāyārjita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nyāyārjita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhanasya -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “teṣāṃ caiva prabhāvena pretā yāntu parāṃ gatim
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • prabhāve -
  • prabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • ina -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pretā* -
  • preta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pretā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yāntu -
  • (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • parām -
  • parā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gatim -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.78.20

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 5.3.78.20 in Bengali sript:
অস্য শ্রাদ্ধস্য ভাবেন ব্রাহ্মণস্য প্রসাদতঃ ।
নর্মদাতোযভাবেন ন্যাযার্জিতধনস্য চ ।
তেষাং চৈব প্রভাবেন প্রেতা যান্তু পরাং গতিম্ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 5.3.78.20 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸ್ಯ ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧಸ್ಯ ಭಾವೇನ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರಸಾದತಃ ।
ನರ್ಮದಾತೋಯಭಾವೇನ ನ್ಯಾಯಾರ್ಜಿತಧನಸ್ಯ ಚ ।
ತೇಷಾಂ ಚೈವ ಪ್ರಭಾವೇನ ಪ್ರೇತಾ ಯಾನ್ತು ಪರಾಂ ಗತಿಮ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.78.20 in Gujarati sript:
અસ્ય શ્રાદ્ધસ્ય ભાવેન બ્રાહ્મણસ્ય પ્રસાદતઃ ।
નર્મદાતોયભાવેન ન્યાયાર્જિતધનસ્ય ચ ।
તેષાં ચૈવ પ્રભાવેન પ્રેતા યાન્તુ પરાં ગતિમ્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 5.3.78.20 in Malayalam sript:
അസ്യ ശ്രാദ്ധസ്യ ഭാവേന ബ്രാഹ്മണസ്യ പ്രസാദതഃ ।
നര്മദാതോയഭാവേന ന്യായാര്ജിതധനസ്യ ച ।
തേഷാം ചൈവ പ്രഭാവേന പ്രേതാ യാന്തു പരാം ഗതിമ് ॥ ൨൦ ॥

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