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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

ശ്രാദ്ധത്തിൽ കറുത്ത പല്ലുള്ളവൻ ഭക്ഷിച്ചാലും, ശൂദ്രസ്ത്രീയുടെ ഭർത്താവ് ഭക്ഷിച്ചാലും, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അനുചിതമായി അർദ്ധനഗ്നനായി/നഗ്നനായി ആരെങ്കിലും ഭക്ഷിച്ചാലും—ആ ദോഷം നിന്റെ ശ്രാദ്ധത്തിൽ പതിയും.

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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