Skanda Purana [sanskrit]
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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.5.25 (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 1.2.5.25
को वाष्टविधं ब्राह्मण्यं वेत्ति ब्राह्मणसत्तमः ।
युगानां च चतुर्णां वा को मूलदिवसान्वदेत् ॥ २५ ॥
ko vāṣṭavidhaṃ brāhmaṇyaṃ vetti brāhmaṇasattamaḥ |
yugānāṃ ca caturṇāṃ vā ko mūladivasānvadet || 25 ||
The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.5.25 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 (1.2.5.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kah, Var, Vidh, Vidha, Brahmanya, Brahmanasattama, Yuga, Mulat, Iva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.5.25). 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: “ko vāṣṭavidhaṃ brāhmaṇyaṃ vetti brāhmaṇasattamaḥ ”
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vāṣ -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ṭa -
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ṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidham -
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vidha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vidha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vidhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]vidh (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- brāhmaṇyam -
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brāhmaṇya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]brāhmaṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]brāhmaṇyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vetti -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- brāhmaṇasattamaḥ -
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brāhmaṇasattama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yugānāṃ ca caturṇāṃ vā ko mūladivasānvadet ”
- yugānām -
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yuga (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- catur -
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catur (noun, masculine)[compound]
- ṇā -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mūlad -
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√mūl -> mūlat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mūl class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mūl class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mūl class 1 verb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ān -
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a (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- vadet -
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√vad (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.5.25
Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)
(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office
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Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)
স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.2.5.25 in Bengali sript:
কো বাষ্টবিধং ব্রাহ্মণ্যং বেত্তি ব্রাহ্মণসত্তমঃ ।
যুগানাং চ চতুর্ণাং বা কো মূলদিবসান্বদেত্ ॥ ২৫ ॥
Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)
ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.2.5.25 in Kannada sript:
ಕೋ ವಾಷ್ಟವಿಧಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಂ ವೇತ್ತಿ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಸತ್ತಮಃ ।
ಯುಗಾನಾಂ ಚ ಚತುರ್ಣಾಂ ವಾ ಕೋ ಮೂಲದಿವಸಾನ್ವದೇತ್ ॥ ೨೫ ॥
Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)
સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.2.5.25 in Gujarati sript:
કો વાષ્ટવિધં બ્રાહ્મણ્યં વેત્તિ બ્રાહ્મણસત્તમઃ ।
યુગાનાં ચ ચતુર્ણાં વા કો મૂલદિવસાન્વદેત્ ॥ ૨૫ ॥
Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)
(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.2.5.25 in Malayalam sript:
കോ വാഷ്ടവിധം ബ്രാഹ്മണ്യം വേത്തി ബ്രാഹ്മണസത്തമഃ ।
യുഗാനാം ച ചതുര്ണാം വാ കോ മൂലദിവസാന്വദേത് ॥ ൨൫ ॥