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Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

अतः शोकं परित्यज्य धृतिं कृत्वा समाहितः । अनयोः प्रेतकार्याणि कुरु त्वं वैदिकानि तु

Transliteration

ataḥ śokaṃ parityajya dhṛtiṃ kṛtvā samāhitaḥ | anayoḥ pretakāryāṇi kuru tvaṃ vaidikāni tu

Translation

Ainsi, renonçant au chagrin, demeurant ferme et recueilli, accomplis pour ces deux-là les rites védiques dus aux défunts (preta-kārya).

Word by Word
अतःtherefore
अतः:
Sambandha (Reason-result/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/तस्मात्-अर्थ (therefore)
शोकम्grief
शोकम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootशोक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
परित्यज्यhaving abandoned
परित्यज्य:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootपरि + त्यज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत्)
Formक्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया (having abandoned)
धृतिम्steadfastness
धृतिम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootधृति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
कृत्वाhaving made/assumed
कृत्वा:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृत्)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया (having made/assumed)
समाहितःcomposed, collected
समाहितः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसम् + आ + धा (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (to implied 'त्वम्')
अनयोःof these two
अनयोः:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम (of these two)
प्रेतकार्याणिfuneral rites for the departed
प्रेतकार्याणि:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रेत (प्रातिपदिक) + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रेतानां कार्याणि)
कुरुdo, perform
कुरु:
Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
वैदिकानिVedic (prescribed)
वैदिकानि:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवैदिक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (to प्रेतकार्याणि)
तुindeed
तु:
Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; विशेषार्थक/अनुशासन (indeed/but)
Speaker

An instructing sage/teacher figure in the Setukhaṇḍa dialogue (contextual; exact speaker not in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A composed performer of rites sits on darbha grass with water-pot and piṇḍa materials, having set aside grief; the atmosphere is disciplined and sacred.

Characters & Entities
P
Preta

FAQs

Dharma after bereavement is steadiness and duty: replace grief with the proper rites that benefit the departed.

The Setukhaṇḍa setting prepares for performing such rites at the sacred Setu region, elaborated in the following verses.

Perform Vedic preta-kārya—post-death rites for the departed (including śrāddha-related acts).

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