Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.1.336.261 (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 7.1.336.261

तत्र स्नात्वा प्रयत्नेन ब्राह्मणान्वेदवित्तमान् ।
आमंत्र्य विधिवच्छ्राद्धे भोजयित्वा प्रयत्नतः ।
पिंडदानं तु कर्त्तव्यं पितृणां तृप्तिमिच्छताम् ॥ २६१ ॥

tatra snātvā prayatnena brāhmaṇānvedavittamān |
āmaṃtrya vidhivacchrāddhe bhojayitvā prayatnataḥ |
piṃḍadānaṃ tu karttavyaṃ pitṛṇāṃ tṛptimicchatām || 261 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.1.336.261 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 (7.1.336.261). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Snatva, Prayatna, Brahmana, Vedavid, Tama, Amantrya, Vidhivat, Shraddha, Bhojayitva, Prayatnatah, Prayatnatas, Pindadana, Karttavya, Tripti, Icchata, Icchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.1.336.261). 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: “tatra snātvā prayatnena brāhmaṇānvedavittamān
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • snātvā -
  • snātvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    snā -> snātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √snā]
    snā -> snātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √snā]
    snātvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prayatnena -
  • prayatna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • brāhmaṇān -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vedavit -
  • vedavid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vedavid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tamān -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “āmaṃtrya vidhivacchrāddhe bhojayitvā prayatnataḥ
  • āmantrya -
  • āmantrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āmantrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhivacch -
  • vidhivat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śrāddhe -
  • śrāddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śrāddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śrāddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhojayitvā -
  • bhojayitvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhuj -> bhojayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhuj]
  • prayatnataḥ -
  • prayatnataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prayatnatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “piṃḍadānaṃ tu karttavyaṃ pitṛṇāṃ tṛptimicchatām
  • piṇḍadānam -
  • piṇḍadāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • karttavyam -
  • karttavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    karttavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    karttavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt -> karttavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
    kṛt -> karttavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛt class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
  • pitṛ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ṇā -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tṛptim -
  • tṛpti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    tṛpti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • icchatām -
  • icchatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.1.336.261

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 7.1.336.261 in Bengali sript:
তত্র স্নাত্বা প্রযত্নেন ব্রাহ্মণান্বেদবিত্তমান্ ।
আমংত্র্য বিধিবচ্ছ্রাদ্ধে ভোজযিত্বা প্রযত্নতঃ ।
পিংডদানং তু কর্ত্তব্যং পিতৃণাং তৃপ্তিমিচ্ছতাম্ ॥ ২৬১ ॥

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 7.1.336.261 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರ ಸ್ನಾತ್ವಾ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನೇನ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾನ್ವೇದವಿತ್ತಮಾನ್ ।
ಆಮಂತ್ರ್ಯ ವಿಧಿವಚ್ಛ್ರಾದ್ಧೇ ಭೋಜಯಿತ್ವಾ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನತಃ ।
ಪಿಂಡದಾನಂ ತು ಕರ್ತ್ತವ್ಯಂ ಪಿತೃಣಾಂ ತೃಪ್ತಿಮಿಚ್ಛತಾಮ್ ॥ ೨೬೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.1.336.261 in Gujarati sript:
તત્ર સ્નાત્વા પ્રયત્નેન બ્રાહ્મણાન્વેદવિત્તમાન્ ।
આમંત્ર્ય વિધિવચ્છ્રાદ્ધે ભોજયિત્વા પ્રયત્નતઃ ।
પિંડદાનં તુ કર્ત્તવ્યં પિતૃણાં તૃપ્તિમિચ્છતામ્ ॥ ૨૬૧ ॥

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 7.1.336.261 in Malayalam sript:
തത്ര സ്നാത്വാ പ്രയത്നേന ബ്രാഹ്മണാന്വേദവിത്തമാന് ।
ആമംത്ര്യ വിധിവച്ഛ്രാദ്ധേ ഭോജയിത്വാ പ്രയത്നതഃ ।
പിംഡദാനം തു കര്ത്തവ്യം പിതൃണാം തൃപ്തിമിച്ഛതാമ് ॥ ൨൬൧ ॥

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