Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.18.42 (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 6.1.18.42

मांसाद उवाच ।
मातृवत्परदारान्यः परद्रव्याणि लोष्टवत् ।
यः पश्यत्यात्मवज्जंतून्न प्रेतो जायते नरः ॥ ४२ ॥

māṃsāda uvāca |
mātṛvatparadārānyaḥ paradravyāṇi loṣṭavat |
yaḥ paśyatyātmavajjaṃtūnna preto jāyate naraḥ || 42 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.18.42 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 (6.1.18.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mamsad, Mamsada, Matrivat, Paradara, Yah, Paradravya, Loshtavat, Pretri, Preta, Jayat, Nara, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.18.42). 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: “māṃsāda uvāca
  • māṃsāda* -
  • māṃsād (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    māṃsād (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    māṃsāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “mātṛvatparadārānyaḥ paradravyāṇi loṣṭavat
  • mātṛvat -
  • mātṛvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • paradārān -
  • paradāra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paradravyāṇi -
  • paradravya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • loṣṭavat -
  • loṣṭavat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    loṣṭavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    loṣṭavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “yaḥ paśyatyātmavajjaṃtūnna preto jāyate naraḥ
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse paśyatyātmavajjantūnna*pr
  • preto* -
  • pretṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    preta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pre (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • 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]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.18.42

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 6.1.18.42 in Bengali sript:
মাংসাদ উবাচ ।
মাতৃবত্পরদারান্যঃ পরদ্রব্যাণি লোষ্টবত্ ।
যঃ পশ্যত্যাত্মবজ্জংতূন্ন প্রেতো জাযতে নরঃ ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 6.1.18.42 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾಂಸಾದ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಮಾತೃವತ್ಪರದಾರಾನ್ಯಃ ಪರದ್ರವ್ಯಾಣಿ ಲೋಷ್ಟವತ್ ।
ಯಃ ಪಶ್ಯತ್ಯಾತ್ಮವಜ್ಜಂತೂನ್ನ ಪ್ರೇತೋ ಜಾಯತೇ ನರಃ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.18.42 in Gujarati sript:
માંસાદ ઉવાચ ।
માતૃવત્પરદારાન્યઃ પરદ્રવ્યાણિ લોષ્ટવત્ ।
યઃ પશ્યત્યાત્મવજ્જંતૂન્ન પ્રેતો જાયતે નરઃ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 6.1.18.42 in Malayalam sript:
മാംസാദ ഉവാച ।
മാതൃവത്പരദാരാന്യഃ പരദ്രവ്യാണി ലോഷ്ടവത് ।
യഃ പശ്യത്യാത്മവജ്ജംതൂന്ന പ്രേതോ ജായതേ നരഃ ॥ ൪൨ ॥

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