Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.40.54 (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 1.2.40.54

हीनवर्णश्च यः स्याद्धि शिवभक्तोऽपि नैव सः ।
प्रतिगृह्यौ गुणौ तस्माद्विलोक्यौ द्वौ प्रतिग्रहे ॥ ५४ ॥

hīnavarṇaśca yaḥ syāddhi śivabhakto'pi naiva saḥ |
pratigṛhyau guṇau tasmādvilokyau dvau pratigrahe || 54 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.40.54 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 (1.2.40.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hinavarna, Yah, Syat, Sya, Shivabhakta, Api, Naiva, Sah, Pratigrihya, Guna, Tasmat, Tad, Vilokya, Dva, Pratigraha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.40.54). 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: “hīnavarṇaśca yaḥ syāddhi śivabhakto'pi naiva saḥ
  • hīnavarṇaś -
  • hīnavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāddh -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śivabhakto' -
  • śivabhakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pratigṛhyau guṇau tasmādvilokyau dvau pratigrahe
  • pratigṛhyau -
  • pratigṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • guṇau -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • vilokyau -
  • vilokya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dvau -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pratigrahe -
  • pratigraha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.40.54

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 1.2.40.54 in Bengali sript:
হীনবর্ণশ্চ যঃ স্যাদ্ধি শিবভক্তোঽপি নৈব সঃ ।
প্রতিগৃহ্যৌ গুণৌ তস্মাদ্বিলোক্যৌ দ্বৌ প্রতিগ্রহে ॥ ৫৪ ॥

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 1.2.40.54 in Kannada sript:
ಹೀನವರ್ಣಶ್ಚ ಯಃ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ಧಿ ಶಿವಭಕ್ತೋಽಪಿ ನೈವ ಸಃ ।
ಪ್ರತಿಗೃಹ್ಯೌ ಗುಣೌ ತಸ್ಮಾದ್ವಿಲೋಕ್ಯೌ ದ್ವೌ ಪ್ರತಿಗ್ರಹೇ ॥ ೫೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.40.54 in Gujarati sript:
હીનવર્ણશ્ચ યઃ સ્યાદ્ધિ શિવભક્તોઽપિ નૈવ સઃ ।
પ્રતિગૃહ્યૌ ગુણૌ તસ્માદ્વિલોક્યૌ દ્વૌ પ્રતિગ્રહે ॥ ૫૪ ॥

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 1.2.40.54 in Malayalam sript:
ഹീനവര്ണശ്ച യഃ സ്യാദ്ധി ശിവഭക്തോഽപി നൈവ സഃ ।
പ്രതിഗൃഹ്യൌ ഗുണൌ തസ്മാദ്വിലോക്യൌ ദ്വൌ പ്രതിഗ്രഹേ ॥ ൫൪ ॥

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