Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.29.191 (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 1.2.29.191

स्कंद उवाच ।
दानवानां विनाशाय देवानामर्थसिद्धये ।
गोब्राह्मणस्य चार्थाय एवमस्तु वचस्तव ॥ १९१ ॥

skaṃda uvāca |
dānavānāṃ vināśāya devānāmarthasiddhaye |
gobrāhmaṇasya cārthāya evamastu vacastava || 191 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.29.191 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 (1.2.29.191). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Skanda, Danava, Vinasha, Deva, Arthasiddhi, Gobrahmana, Artha, Evam, Eva, Astu, Vaca, Vacas, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.29.191). 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: “skaṃda uvāca
  • skanda* -
  • skanda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “dānavānāṃ vināśāya devānāmarthasiddhaye
  • dānavānām -
  • dānava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dānava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • vināśāya -
  • vināśa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • devānām -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • arthasiddhaye -
  • arthasiddhi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    arthasiddhi (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • Line 3: “gobrāhmaṇasya cārthāya evamastu vacastava
  • gobrāhmaṇasya -
  • gobrāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthāya -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • 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]
  • astu -
  • astu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • vacas -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.29.191

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 1.2.29.191 in Bengali sript:
স্কংদ উবাচ ।
দানবানাং বিনাশায দেবানামর্থসিদ্ধযে ।
গোব্রাহ্মণস্য চার্থায এবমস্তু বচস্তব ॥ ১৯১ ॥

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 1.2.29.191 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ಕಂದ ಉವಾಚ ।
ದಾನವಾನಾಂ ವಿನಾಶಾಯ ದೇವಾನಾಮರ್ಥಸಿದ್ಧಯೇ ।
ಗೋಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಸ್ಯ ಚಾರ್ಥಾಯ ಏವಮಸ್ತು ವಚಸ್ತವ ॥ ೧೯೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.29.191 in Gujarati sript:
સ્કંદ ઉવાચ ।
દાનવાનાં વિનાશાય દેવાનામર્થસિદ્ધયે ।
ગોબ્રાહ્મણસ્ય ચાર્થાય એવમસ્તુ વચસ્તવ ॥ ૧૯૧ ॥

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 1.2.29.191 in Malayalam sript:
സ്കംദ ഉവാച ।
ദാനവാനാം വിനാശായ ദേവാനാമര്ഥസിദ്ധയേ ।
ഗോബ്രാഹ്മണസ്യ ചാര്ഥായ ഏവമസ്തു വചസ്തവ ॥ ൧൯൧ ॥

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