Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.2.57 (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 1.2.2.57

सेवामन्ये प्रपद्यंते श्ववृत्तिरिति या स्मृता ।
हिंसाप्रायां बहुक्लेशां कृषिं चैव तथा परे ॥ ५७ ॥

sevāmanye prapadyaṃte śvavṛttiriti yā smṛtā |
hiṃsāprāyāṃ bahukleśāṃ kṛṣiṃ caiva tathā pare || 57 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.2.57 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 (1.2.2.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Seva, Anya, Prapad, Anta, Anti, Shvavritti, Iti, Smrita, Himsapraya, Bahu, Klesha, Krishi, Tatha, Pare, Para, Pari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.2.57). 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: “sevāmanye prapadyaṃte śvavṛttiriti smṛtā
  • sevām -
  • sevā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • anye -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prapadya -
  • prapad (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [locative single]
  • ante -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • śvavṛttir -
  • śvavṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śvavṛtti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtā -
  • smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “hiṃsāprāyāṃ bahukleśāṃ kṛṣiṃ caiva tathā pare
  • hiṃsāprāyām -
  • hiṃsāprāyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bahu -
  • bahu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kleśā -
  • kleśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kleś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṛṣim -
  • kṛṣi (noun, feminine)
    [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]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pare -
  • pare (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.2.57

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 1.2.2.57 in Bengali sript:
সেবামন্যে প্রপদ্যংতে শ্ববৃত্তিরিতি যা স্মৃতা ।
হিংসাপ্রাযাং বহুক্লেশাং কৃষিং চৈব তথা পরে ॥ ৫৭ ॥

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 1.2.2.57 in Kannada sript:
ಸೇವಾಮನ್ಯೇ ಪ್ರಪದ್ಯಂತೇ ಶ್ವವೃತ್ತಿರಿತಿ ಯಾ ಸ್ಮೃತಾ ।
ಹಿಂಸಾಪ್ರಾಯಾಂ ಬಹುಕ್ಲೇಶಾಂ ಕೃಷಿಂ ಚೈವ ತಥಾ ಪರೇ ॥ ೫೭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.2.57 in Gujarati sript:
સેવામન્યે પ્રપદ્યંતે શ્વવૃત્તિરિતિ યા સ્મૃતા ।
હિંસાપ્રાયાં બહુક્લેશાં કૃષિં ચૈવ તથા પરે ॥ ૫૭ ॥

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 1.2.2.57 in Malayalam sript:
സേവാമന്യേ പ്രപദ്യംതേ ശ്വവൃത്തിരിതി യാ സ്മൃതാ ।
ഹിംസാപ്രായാം ബഹുക്ലേശാം കൃഷിം ചൈവ തഥാ പരേ ॥ ൫൭ ॥

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