Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.8.123 (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 1.1.8.123

एवं संसारचक्रेऽस्मिन्भ्रमिता बहवो जनाः ।
यदृच्छया दैवगत्या शिवं संसेवते नरः ॥ १२३ ॥

evaṃ saṃsāracakre'sminbhramitā bahavo janāḥ |
yadṛcchayā daivagatyā śivaṃ saṃsevate naraḥ || 123 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.8.123 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 (1.1.8.123). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Samsaracakra, Idam, Bhramita, Bahu, Bahava, Jana, Yadriccha, Daivagati, Shivam, Shiva, Nara, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.8.123). 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: “evaṃ saṃsāracakre'sminbhramitā bahavo janāḥ
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saṃsāracakre' -
  • saṃsāracakra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • asmin -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • bhramitā* -
  • bhramita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhramitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bahavo* -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bahava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • janāḥ -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “yadṛcchayā daivagatyā śivaṃ saṃsevate naraḥ
  • yadṛcchayā -
  • yadṛcchā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • daivagatyā -
  • daivagati (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śivam -
  • śivam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śivā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • sevate -
  • sev (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.1.8.123

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 1.1.8.123 in Bengali sript:
এবং সংসারচক্রেঽস্মিন্ভ্রমিতা বহবো জনাঃ ।
যদৃচ্ছযা দৈবগত্যা শিবং সংসেবতে নরঃ ॥ ১২৩ ॥

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 1.1.8.123 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಂ ಸಂಸಾರಚಕ್ರೇಽಸ್ಮಿನ್ಭ್ರಮಿತಾ ಬಹವೋ ಜನಾಃ ।
ಯದೃಚ್ಛಯಾ ದೈವಗತ್ಯಾ ಶಿವಂ ಸಂಸೇವತೇ ನರಃ ॥ ೧೨೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.1.8.123 in Gujarati sript:
એવં સંસારચક્રેઽસ્મિન્ભ્રમિતા બહવો જનાઃ ।
યદૃચ્છયા દૈવગત્યા શિવં સંસેવતે નરઃ ॥ ૧૨૩ ॥

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 1.1.8.123 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവം സംസാരചക്രേഽസ്മിന്ഭ്രമിതാ ബഹവോ ജനാഃ ।
യദൃച്ഛയാ ദൈവഗത്യാ ശിവം സംസേവതേ നരഃ ॥ ൧൨൩ ॥

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