Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.8.20 (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 1.1.8.20

धर्ममात्यंतिकं तुच्छं नश्वरं क्षणभंगुरम् ।
यो विष्णुः स शिवो ज्ञेयो यः शिवो विष्णुरेव सः ॥ २० ॥

dharmamātyaṃtikaṃ tucchaṃ naśvaraṃ kṣaṇabhaṃguram |
yo viṣṇuḥ sa śivo jñeyo yaḥ śivo viṣṇureva saḥ || 20 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.8.20 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 (1.1.8.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dharma, Atyantika, Tuccha, Nashvara, Kshanabhangura, Yah, Vishnu, Shiva, Jneya, Eva, Sah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.8.20). 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: “dharmamātyaṃtikaṃ tucchaṃ naśvaraṃ kṣaṇabhaṃguram
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ātyantikam -
  • ātyantika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ātyantika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tuccham -
  • tuccha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tuccha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tucchā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • naśvaram -
  • naśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    naśvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣaṇabhaṅguram -
  • kṣaṇabhaṅgura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇabhaṅgura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇabhaṅgurā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “yo viṣṇuḥ sa śivo jñeyo yaḥ śivo viṣṇureva saḥ
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṣṇuḥ -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śivo* -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jñeyo* -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śivo* -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṣṇur -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.1.8.20

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 1.1.8.20 in Bengali sript:
ধর্মমাত্যংতিকং তুচ্ছং নশ্বরং ক্ষণভংগুরম্ ।
যো বিষ্ণুঃ স শিবো জ্ঞেযো যঃ শিবো বিষ্ণুরেব সঃ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 1.1.8.20 in Kannada sript:
ಧರ್ಮಮಾತ್ಯಂತಿಕಂ ತುಚ್ಛಂ ನಶ್ವರಂ ಕ್ಷಣಭಂಗುರಮ್ ।
ಯೋ ವಿಷ್ಣುಃ ಸ ಶಿವೋ ಜ್ಞೇಯೋ ಯಃ ಶಿವೋ ವಿಷ್ಣುರೇವ ಸಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.1.8.20 in Gujarati sript:
ધર્મમાત્યંતિકં તુચ્છં નશ્વરં ક્ષણભંગુરમ્ ।
યો વિષ્ણુઃ સ શિવો જ્ઞેયો યઃ શિવો વિષ્ણુરેવ સઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 1.1.8.20 in Malayalam sript:
ധര്മമാത്യംതികം തുച്ഛം നശ്വരം ക്ഷണഭംഗുരമ് ।
യോ വിഷ്ണുഃ സ ശിവോ ജ്ഞേയോ യഃ ശിവോ വിഷ്ണുരേവ സഃ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

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