Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.15.21 (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 1.1.15.21

राजा पापयुतो यस्मिन्राष्ट्रे वसति तत्र वै ।
दुर्भिक्षं चैव मरणं तथैवोपद्रवा द्विजाः ॥ २१ ॥

rājā pāpayuto yasminrāṣṭre vasati tatra vai |
durbhikṣaṃ caiva maraṇaṃ tathaivopadravā dvijāḥ || 21 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.15.21 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 (1.1.15.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Raja, Rajan, Raj, Papa, Yut, Yuta, Yah, Yat, Rashtra, Rashtri, Vasati, Vasat, Tatra, Durbhiksha, Marana, Tatha, Upadrava, Dvija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.15.21). 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: “rājā pāpayuto yasminrāṣṭre vasati tatra vai
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pāpa -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yuto* -
  • yut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yu class 3 verb]
    yu (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • yasmin -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • rāṣṭre -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rāṣṭri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • vasati -
  • vasati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vasati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vasati (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vasatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • Line 2: “durbhikṣaṃ caiva maraṇaṃ tathaivopadravā dvijāḥ
  • durbhikṣam -
  • durbhikṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • maraṇam -
  • maraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aivo -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • upadravā* -
  • upadrava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dvijāḥ -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dvijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.1.15.21

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 1.1.15.21 in Bengali sript:
রাজা পাপযুতো যস্মিন্রাষ্ট্রে বসতি তত্র বৈ ।
দুর্ভিক্ষং চৈব মরণং তথৈবোপদ্রবা দ্বিজাঃ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 1.1.15.21 in Kannada sript:
ರಾಜಾ ಪಾಪಯುತೋ ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೇ ವಸತಿ ತತ್ರ ವೈ ।
ದುರ್ಭಿಕ್ಷಂ ಚೈವ ಮರಣಂ ತಥೈವೋಪದ್ರವಾ ದ್ವಿಜಾಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.1.15.21 in Gujarati sript:
રાજા પાપયુતો યસ્મિન્રાષ્ટ્રે વસતિ તત્ર વૈ ।
દુર્ભિક્ષં ચૈવ મરણં તથૈવોપદ્રવા દ્વિજાઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 1.1.15.21 in Malayalam sript:
രാജാ പാപയുതോ യസ്മിന്രാഷ്ട്രേ വസതി തത്ര വൈ ।
ദുര്ഭിക്ഷം ചൈവ മരണം തഥൈവോപദ്രവാ ദ്വിജാഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

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