Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.40.261 (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 1.2.40.261

म्लेच्छान्स कोटिशो हत्वा पाषंडानि च सर्वशः ।
वैदिकं केवलं शुद्धं सद्धर्मं वर्तयिष्यति ॥ २६१ ॥

mlecchānsa koṭiśo hatvā pāṣaṃḍāni ca sarvaśaḥ |
vaidikaṃ kevalaṃ śuddhaṃ saddharmaṃ vartayiṣyati || 261 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.40.261 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 (1.2.40.261). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mleccha, Kotishah, Kotisha, Pashanda, Sarvashah, Vaidika, Kevalam, Kevala, Shuddha, Saddharma, Vartayishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.40.261). 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: “mlecchānsa koṭiśo hatvā pāṣaṃḍāni ca sarvaśaḥ
  • mlecchān -
  • mleccha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • koṭiśo* -
  • koṭiśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    koṭiśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hatvā -
  • han -> hatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
    han -> hatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
  • pāṣaṇḍāni -
  • pāṣaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvaśaḥ -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “vaidikaṃ kevalaṃ śuddhaṃ saddharmaṃ vartayiṣyati
  • vaidikam -
  • vaidika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaidika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kevalam -
  • kevalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kevala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kevala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kevalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śuddham -
  • śuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • saddharmam -
  • saddharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vartayiṣyati -
  • vṛt -> vartayiṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛt]
    vṛt -> vartayiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vṛt]
    vṛt (verb class 0)
    [future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.40.261

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 1.2.40.261 in Bengali sript:
ম্লেচ্ছান্স কোটিশো হত্বা পাষংডানি চ সর্বশঃ ।
বৈদিকং কেবলং শুদ্ধং সদ্ধর্মং বর্তযিষ্যতি ॥ ২৬১ ॥

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 1.2.40.261 in Kannada sript:
ಮ್ಲೇಚ್ಛಾನ್ಸ ಕೋಟಿಶೋ ಹತ್ವಾ ಪಾಷಂಡಾನಿ ಚ ಸರ್ವಶಃ ।
ವೈದಿಕಂ ಕೇವಲಂ ಶುದ್ಧಂ ಸದ್ಧರ್ಮಂ ವರ್ತಯಿಷ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೨೬೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.40.261 in Gujarati sript:
મ્લેચ્છાન્સ કોટિશો હત્વા પાષંડાનિ ચ સર્વશઃ ।
વૈદિકં કેવલં શુદ્ધં સદ્ધર્મં વર્તયિષ્યતિ ॥ ૨૬૧ ॥

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 1.2.40.261 in Malayalam sript:
മ്ലേച്ഛാന്സ കോടിശോ ഹത്വാ പാഷംഡാനി ച സര്വശഃ ।
വൈദികം കേവലം ശുദ്ധം സദ്ധര്മം വര്തയിഷ്യതി ॥ ൨൬൧ ॥

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