Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.159.89 (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 5.3.159.89

मृतस्यैव तु यद्दानं परोक्षे तत्समं स्मृतम् ।
स्वहस्तेन ततो देयं मृते कः कस्य दास्यति ।
इति मत्वा महाराज स्वदत्तं स्यान्महाफलम् ॥ ८९ ॥

mṛtasyaiva tu yaddānaṃ parokṣe tatsamaṃ smṛtam |
svahastena tato deyaṃ mṛte kaḥ kasya dāsyati |
iti matvā mahārāja svadattaṃ syānmahāphalam || 89 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.159.89 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 (5.3.159.89). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mrita, Yat, Yad, Dana, Paroksha, Tatsama, Smrita, Svahasta, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Deya, Mriti, Kah, Kim, Iti, Matu, Matva, Maharaja, Maharajan, Svadat, Syat, Sya, Mahaphala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.159.89). 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: “mṛtasyaiva tu yaddānaṃ parokṣe tatsamaṃ smṛtam
  • mṛtasyai -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    mṛta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • parokṣe -
  • parokṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    parokṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    parokṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tatsamam -
  • tatsama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tatsama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tatsamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • smṛtam -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “svahastena tato deyaṃ mṛte kaḥ kasya dāsyati
  • svahastena -
  • svahasta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • deyam -
  • deya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    deyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mṛte -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kasya -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dāsyati -
  • (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [future active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [future active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [future active third single]
  • Line 3: “iti matvā mahārāja svadattaṃ syānmahāphalam
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • matvā* -
  • matu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    matvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • svadat -
  • svad -> svadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √svad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √svad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √svad class 1 verb]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • syān -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • mahāphalam -
  • mahāphala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahāphala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahāphalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.159.89

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 5.3.159.89 in Bengali sript:
মৃতস্যৈব তু যদ্দানং পরোক্ষে তত্সমং স্মৃতম্ ।
স্বহস্তেন ততো দেযং মৃতে কঃ কস্য দাস্যতি ।
ইতি মত্বা মহারাজ স্বদত্তং স্যান্মহাফলম্ ॥ ৮৯ ॥

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 5.3.159.89 in Kannada sript:
ಮೃತಸ್ಯೈವ ತು ಯದ್ದಾನಂ ಪರೋಕ್ಷೇ ತತ್ಸಮಂ ಸ್ಮೃತಮ್ ।
ಸ್ವಹಸ್ತೇನ ತತೋ ದೇಯಂ ಮೃತೇ ಕಃ ಕಸ್ಯ ದಾಸ್ಯತಿ ।
ಇತಿ ಮತ್ವಾ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಸ್ವದತ್ತಂ ಸ್ಯಾನ್ಮಹಾಫಲಮ್ ॥ ೮೯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.159.89 in Gujarati sript:
મૃતસ્યૈવ તુ યદ્દાનં પરોક્ષે તત્સમં સ્મૃતમ્ ।
સ્વહસ્તેન તતો દેયં મૃતે કઃ કસ્ય દાસ્યતિ ।
ઇતિ મત્વા મહારાજ સ્વદત્તં સ્યાન્મહાફલમ્ ॥ ૮૯ ॥

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 5.3.159.89 in Malayalam sript:
മൃതസ്യൈവ തു യദ്ദാനം പരോക്ഷേ തത്സമം സ്മൃതമ് ।
സ്വഹസ്തേന തതോ ദേയം മൃതേ കഃ കസ്യ ദാസ്യതി ।
ഇതി മത്വാ മഹാരാജ സ്വദത്തം സ്യാന്മഹാഫലമ് ॥ ൮൯ ॥

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