Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.40.242 (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 1.2.40.242

कीटमूषकसर्पाश्च धर्षयिष्यंति मानवान् ।
वर्णाश्रमाणां ये चान्ये पाषंडाः परिपंथिनः ॥ २४२ ॥

kīṭamūṣakasarpāśca dharṣayiṣyaṃti mānavān |
varṇāśramāṇāṃ ye cānye pāṣaṃḍāḥ paripaṃthinaḥ || 242 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.40.242 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 (1.2.40.242). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kita, Ushaka, Sarpa, Dharshayishyat, Dharshayishyanti, Manavat, Manava, Varnashrama, Yah, Yat, Pashanda, Paripanthin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.40.242). 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: “kīṭamūṣakasarpāśca dharṣayiṣyaṃti mānavān
  • kīṭam -
  • kīṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kīṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ūṣaka -
  • ūṣaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarpāś -
  • sarpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharṣayiṣyanti -
  • dhṛṣ -> dharṣayiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dhṛṣ]
    dhṛṣ -> dharṣayiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √dhṛṣ], [vocative plural from √dhṛṣ], [accusative plural from √dhṛṣ]
    dhṛṣ -> dharṣayiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √dhṛṣ]
    dharṣayiṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dhṛṣ (verb class 0)
    [future active third plural]
  • mānavān -
  • mānavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mānava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    man -> mānavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • Line 2: “varṇāśramāṇāṃ ye cānye pāṣaṃḍāḥ paripaṃthinaḥ
  • varṇāśramāṇām -
  • varṇāśrama (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    varṇāśramā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cānye -
  • pāṣaṇḍāḥ -
  • pāṣaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • paripanthinaḥ -
  • paripanthin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    paripanthin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.40.242

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 1.2.40.242 in Bengali sript:
কীটমূষকসর্পাশ্চ ধর্ষযিষ্যংতি মানবান্ ।
বর্ণাশ্রমাণাং যে চান্যে পাষংডাঃ পরিপংথিনঃ ॥ ২৪২ ॥

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 1.2.40.242 in Kannada sript:
ಕೀಟಮೂಷಕಸರ್ಪಾಶ್ಚ ಧರ್ಷಯಿಷ್ಯಂತಿ ಮಾನವಾನ್ ।
ವರ್ಣಾಶ್ರಮಾಣಾಂ ಯೇ ಚಾನ್ಯೇ ಪಾಷಂಡಾಃ ಪರಿಪಂಥಿನಃ ॥ ೨೪೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.40.242 in Gujarati sript:
કીટમૂષકસર્પાશ્ચ ધર્ષયિષ્યંતિ માનવાન્ ।
વર્ણાશ્રમાણાં યે ચાન્યે પાષંડાઃ પરિપંથિનઃ ॥ ૨૪૨ ॥

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 1.2.40.242 in Malayalam sript:
കീടമൂഷകസര്പാശ്ച ധര്ഷയിഷ്യംതി മാനവാന് ।
വര്ണാശ്രമാണാം യേ ചാന്യേ പാഷംഡാഃ പരിപംഥിനഃ ॥ ൨൪൨ ॥

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