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Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 74

तर्पयेदक्षया तृप्तिः पितॄणां तस्य जायते । श्राद्धं चैव प्रकु र्वीत सक्तुभिः पयसा सह

tarpayedakṣayā tṛptiḥ pitṝṇāṃ tasya jāyate | śrāddhaṃ caiva praku rvīta saktubhiḥ payasā saha

Qu’il accomplisse le tarpaṇa; alors naît pour ses Pitṛs une satisfaction impérissable. Qu’il accomplisse aussi le śrāddha, avec du saktu (farine d’orge grillée) mêlé de lait.

तर्पयेत्should satisfy (offer libations)
तर्पयेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootतृप् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: तर्पयति = satisfies)
अक्षयाimperishable/undiminishing
अक्षया:
Hetu/Karana (Cause/Instrument)
TypeAdjective
Rootअक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/हेतु), एकवचन; विशेषण (तृप्तिः)
तृप्तिःsatisfaction
तृप्तिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
पितॄणाम्of the ancestors
पितॄणाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन
तस्यfor him/of that person
तस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन
जायतेarises/is produced
जायते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (धातु)
Formलट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
श्राद्धम्śrāddha rite
श्राद्धम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootश्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन
and
:
Connector
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)
एवindeed
एव:
Emphasis
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (indeed/only)
प्रकुर्वीतshould perform
प्रकुर्वीत:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्गः—प्र
सक्तुभिःwith parched flour (saktu)
सक्तुभिः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootसक्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन
पयसाwith milk
पयसा:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootपयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन
सहtogether with
सह:
Association
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (with)

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha: Brahma-Yaṣṭikā tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Scene: A ritual spread on kusa grass: bowls of saktu, a pot of milk, darbha, water vessel; the performer offers tarpaṇa then arranges śrāddha items; pitṛs are suggested as subtle presences receiving nourishment.

P
Pitṛs
T
Tarpaṇa
Ś
Śrāddha
S
Saktu
P
Payas (milk)

FAQs

Ancestor rites done properly at a sanctified place yield enduring (akṣaya) benefit.

The ongoing Dharmāraṇya tīrtha setting associated with Sarasvatī and Brahma-Yaṣṭikā traditions.

Perform tarpaṇa and then śrāddha, specifically with saktu (parched flour) and milk.