Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.25.21 (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 1.2.25.21

अध्रुवेण शरीरेण यद्यभीष्टं न साध्यते ।
पश्चात्स शोच्यते मंदः पतितेऽस्मिञ्छरीरके ॥ २१ ॥

adhruveṇa śarīreṇa yadyabhīṣṭaṃ na sādhyate |
paścātsa śocyate maṃdaḥ patite'smiñcharīrake || 21 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.25.21 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 (1.2.25.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adhruva, Sharira, Yadi, Yad, Abhishta, Sadhyata, Sadhyat, Pashcat, Pashca, Shocyata, Manda, Patita, Idam, Shariraka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.25.21). 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: “adhruveṇa śarīreṇa yadyabhīṣṭaṃ na sādhyate
  • adhruveṇa -
  • adhruva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    adhruva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śarīreṇa -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yadya -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • abhīṣṭam -
  • abhīṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhīṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhīṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sādhyate -
  • sādhyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sādh -> sādhyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √sādh class 4 verb]
    sādh -> sādhyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √sādh class 4 verb]
    sādh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    sādh (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    sādh (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
    sidh (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “paścātsa śocyate maṃdaḥ patite'smiñcharīrake
  • paścāt -
  • paścāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paśca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śocyate -
  • śocyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śuc (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
    śuc (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • mandaḥ -
  • manda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • patite' -
  • patita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    patita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    patitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pat -> patita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [locative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb]
  • asmiñch -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śarīrake -
  • śarīraka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śarīraka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.25.21

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 1.2.25.21 in Bengali sript:
অধ্রুবেণ শরীরেণ যদ্যভীষ্টং ন সাধ্যতে ।
পশ্চাত্স শোচ্যতে মংদঃ পতিতেঽস্মিঞ্ছরীরকে ॥ 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 1.2.25.21 in Kannada sript:
ಅಧ್ರುವೇಣ ಶರೀರೇಣ ಯದ್ಯಭೀಷ್ಟಂ ನ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೇ ।
ಪಶ್ಚಾತ್ಸ ಶೋಚ್ಯತೇ ಮಂದಃ ಪತಿತೇಽಸ್ಮಿಞ್ಛರೀರಕೇ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.25.21 in Gujarati sript:
અધ્રુવેણ શરીરેણ યદ્યભીષ્ટં ન સાધ્યતે ।
પશ્ચાત્સ શોચ્યતે મંદઃ પતિતેઽસ્મિઞ્છરીરકે ॥ 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 1.2.25.21 in Malayalam sript:
അധ്രുവേണ ശരീരേണ യദ്യഭീഷ്ടം ന സാധ്യതേ ।
പശ്ചാത്സ ശോച്യതേ മംദഃ പതിതേഽസ്മിഞ്ഛരീരകേ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

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