Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.40.194 (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 1.2.40.194

वर्णाश्रमप्रतिष्ठा च यज्ञस्त्रेतासु चोच्यते ।
सदाशिवध्यानमयं त्यक्त्वा मोक्षमचेतनाः ॥ १९४ ॥

varṇāśramapratiṣṭhā ca yajñastretāsu cocyate |
sadāśivadhyānamayaṃ tyaktvā mokṣamacetanāḥ || 194 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.40.194 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 (1.2.40.194). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varnashrama, Pratishtha, Yajna, Treta, Ucyat, Sadashivadhyana, Aya, Idam, Moksha, Acetana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.40.194). 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: “varṇāśramapratiṣṭhā ca yajñastretāsu cocyate
  • varṇāśrama -
  • varṇāśrama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratiṣṭhā -
  • pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yajñas -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tretāsu -
  • tretā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “sadāśivadhyānamayaṃ tyaktvā mokṣamacetanāḥ
  • sadāśivadhyānam -
  • sadāśivadhyāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sadāśivadhyāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tyaktvā -
  • tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tyaj]
  • mokṣam -
  • mokṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mokṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • acetanāḥ -
  • acetana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    acetanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.40.194

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 1.2.40.194 in Bengali sript:
বর্ণাশ্রমপ্রতিষ্ঠা চ যজ্ঞস্ত্রেতাসু চোচ্যতে ।
সদাশিবধ্যানমযং ত্যক্ত্বা মোক্ষমচেতনাঃ ॥ ১৯৪ ॥

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 1.2.40.194 in Kannada sript:
ವರ್ಣಾಶ್ರಮಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾ ಚ ಯಜ್ಞಸ್ತ್ರೇತಾಸು ಚೋಚ್ಯತೇ ।
ಸದಾಶಿವಧ್ಯಾನಮಯಂ ತ್ಯಕ್ತ್ವಾ ಮೋಕ್ಷಮಚೇತನಾಃ ॥ ೧೯೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.40.194 in Gujarati sript:
વર્ણાશ્રમપ્રતિષ્ઠા ચ યજ્ઞસ્ત્રેતાસુ ચોચ્યતે ।
સદાશિવધ્યાનમયં ત્યક્ત્વા મોક્ષમચેતનાઃ ॥ ૧૯૪ ॥

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 1.2.40.194 in Malayalam sript:
വര്ണാശ്രമപ്രതിഷ്ഠാ ച യജ്ഞസ്ത്രേതാസു ചോച്യതേ ।
സദാശിവധ്യാനമയം ത്യക്ത്വാ മോക്ഷമചേതനാഃ ॥ ൧൯൪ ॥

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