Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.219.3 (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 6.1.219.3

श्राद्धीयप्रेतपक्षस्य मुख्यभूतं च यन्नृप ।
य इच्छेत्कन्यकां श्रेष्ठां सुशीलां रूपसंयु ताम् ।
द्वितीयादिवसे तेन श्राद्धं कार्यं महीपते ॥ ३ ॥

śrāddhīyapretapakṣasya mukhyabhūtaṃ ca yannṛpa |
ya icchetkanyakāṃ śreṣṭhāṃ suśīlāṃ rūpasaṃyu tām |
dvitīyādivase tena śrāddhaṃ kāryaṃ mahīpate || 3 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.219.3 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 (6.1.219.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shraddhiya, Pretapaksha, Mukhya, Bhuta, Yat, Yah, Kanyaka, Shreshtha, Sushila, Rupasa, Dvitiya, Iva, Tad, Tena, Shraddha, Karya, Mahipati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.219.3). 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: “śrāddhīyapretapakṣasya mukhyabhūtaṃ ca yannṛpa
  • śrāddhīya -
  • śrāddhīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śrāddhīya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pretapakṣasya -
  • pretapakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • mukhya -
  • mukhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mukhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūtam -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yann -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pa -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ya icchetkanyakāṃ śreṣṭhāṃ suśīlāṃ rūpasaṃyu tām
  • ya* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • icchet -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • kanyakām -
  • kanyakā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śreṣṭhām -
  • śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • suśīlām -
  • suśīlā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • rūpasaṃ -
  • rūpasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yu -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “dvitīyādivase tena śrāddhaṃ kāryaṃ mahīpate
  • dvitīyād -
  • dvitīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dvitīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • se -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • śrāddham -
  • śrāddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrāddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrāddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kāryam -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • mahīpate -
  • mahīpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.219.3

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 6.1.219.3 in Bengali sript:
শ্রাদ্ধীযপ্রেতপক্ষস্য মুখ্যভূতং চ যন্নৃপ ।
য ইচ্ছেত্কন্যকাং শ্রেষ্ঠাং সুশীলাং রূপসংযু তাম্ ।
দ্বিতীযাদিবসে তেন শ্রাদ্ধং কার্যং মহীপতে ॥ ৩ ॥

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 6.1.219.3 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧೀಯಪ್ರೇತಪಕ್ಷಸ್ಯ ಮುಖ್ಯಭೂತಂ ಚ ಯನ್ನೃಪ ।
ಯ ಇಚ್ಛೇತ್ಕನ್ಯಕಾಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾಂ ಸುಶೀಲಾಂ ರೂಪಸಂಯು ತಾಮ್ ।
ದ್ವಿತೀಯಾದಿವಸೇ ತೇನ ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧಂ ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ಮಹೀಪತೇ ॥ ೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.219.3 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રાદ્ધીયપ્રેતપક્ષસ્ય મુખ્યભૂતં ચ યન્નૃપ ।
ય ઇચ્છેત્કન્યકાં શ્રેષ્ઠાં સુશીલાં રૂપસંયુ તામ્ ।
દ્વિતીયાદિવસે તેન શ્રાદ્ધં કાર્યં મહીપતે ॥ ૩ ॥

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 6.1.219.3 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രാദ്ധീയപ്രേതപക്ഷസ്യ മുഖ്യഭൂതം ച യന്നൃപ ।
യ ഇച്ഛേത്കന്യകാം ശ്രേഷ്ഠാം സുശീലാം രൂപസംയു താമ് ।
ദ്വിതീയാദിവസേ തേന ശ്രാദ്ധം കാര്യം മഹീപതേ ॥ ൩ ॥

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