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Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

श्यावदन्तस्तु यद्भुंक्ते यद्भुंक्ते वृषलीपतिः । विनग्नो वाथ यद्भुंक्ते तत्ते श्राद्धं भविष्यति

Transliteration

śyāvadantastu yadbhuṃkte yadbhuṃkte vṛṣalīpatiḥ | vinagno vātha yadbhuṃkte tatte śrāddhaṃ bhaviṣyati

Translation

Si, au śrāddha, mange un homme aux dents noircies, ou le mari d’une femme śūdra (vṛṣalī), ou quelqu’un qui mange indûment dévêtu, alors cette faute s’attachera à ton śrāddha.

Word by Word
श्याव-दन्तःa dark-toothed person
श्याव-दन्तः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootश्याव (प्रातिपदिक) + दन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Bahuvrīhi ‘one whose teeth are dark’; Nominative singular
तुindeed
तु:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formविरोध/विशेषणार्थक-निपात — particle ‘but/indeed’
यत्whatever
यत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — relative pronoun ‘whatever/that which’ (object of भुङ्क्ते)
भुङ्क्तेeats
भुङ्क्ते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभुज् (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — Present ‘eats/enjoys’
यत्whatever
यत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘whatever’ (object)
भुङ्क्तेeats
भुङ्क्ते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभुज् (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — Present
वृषली-पतिःhusband of a low-caste woman
वृषली-पतिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवृषली (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular; ‘husband of a śūdra-woman’
वि-नग्नःnaked
वि-नग्नः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootनग्न (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular; ‘naked’ (with prefix वि-)
वाor
वा:
Sambandha (Alternative/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्यय — disjunctive ‘or’
अथthen
अथ:
Sambandha (Sequencing/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
Formअनन्तर/प्रसङ्गबोधक-अव्यय — ‘then/and further’
यत्whatever
यत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘whatever’ (object)
भुङ्क्तेeats
भुङ्क्ते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभुज् (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — Present
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — demonstrative ‘that’; here correlating with यत् (that [act/result])
तेyour
ते:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive singular ‘of you/your’
श्राद्धम्śrāddha (funeral offering)
श्राद्धम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootश्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular (śrāddha rite)
भविष्यतिwill become
भविष्यति:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलृट् (भविष्यत्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Simple future ‘will be’
Speaker

Brahmā (contextual continuation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A śrāddha setting: performer seated with kuśa grass, piṇḍas and water-pot; invited diners in a row; one diner shown with visible signs of impropriety (unclean mouth/teeth, improper attire), while the Pitṛs remain unseen, indicating the subtle consequence of doṣa.

Characters & Entities
Ś
Śrāddha
Ś
Śyāvadanta
V
Vṛṣalīpati
V
Vinagna

FAQs

Śrāddha is a sacred, disciplined offering; decorum and recipient-eligibility are treated as integral to its efficacy.

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse continues general śrāddha-vidhi guidance within the tīrtha-māhātmya section.

Maintain propriety in śrāddha by ensuring suitable recipients and proper dress/conduct during the rite.

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