Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.49.14 (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 1.2.49.14

अथवा पारमाहात्म्ये सति तेषां महात्मनाम् ।
अल्पे कृते वर्णने स्याद्दोष एव महान्मम ॥ १४ ॥

athavā pāramāhātmye sati teṣāṃ mahātmanām |
alpe kṛte varṇane syāddoṣa eva mahānmama || 14 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.49.14 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 (1.2.49.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Athava, Parama, Aha, Atmya, Atmi, Sat, Sati, Tad, Mahatman, Mahatmana, Alpa, Krite, Krit, Krita, Kriti, Varnana, Syat, Sya, Dosha, Doshas, Dos, Eva, Maha, Mahat, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.49.14). 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: “athavā pāramāhātmye sati teṣāṃ mahātmanām
  • athavā -
  • athavā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pāramā -
  • pārama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ahā -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ātmye -
  • ātmya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ātmī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • sati -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • mahātmanām -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    mahātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “alpe kṛte varṇane syāddoṣa eva mahānmama
  • alpe -
  • alpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    alpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṛte -
  • kṛte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛte (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • varṇane -
  • varṇana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    varṇanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • doṣa* -
  • doṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dos (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahān -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    maha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.49.14

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 1.2.49.14 in Bengali sript:
অথবা পারমাহাত্ম্যে সতি তেষাং মহাত্মনাম্ ।
অল্পে কৃতে বর্ণনে স্যাদ্দোষ এব মহান্মম ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 1.2.49.14 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥವಾ ಪಾರಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯೇ ಸತಿ ತೇಷಾಂ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಾಮ್ ।
ಅಲ್ಪೇ ಕೃತೇ ವರ್ಣನೇ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ದೋಷ ಏವ ಮಹಾನ್ಮಮ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.49.14 in Gujarati sript:
અથવા પારમાહાત્મ્યે સતિ તેષાં મહાત્મનામ્ ।
અલ્પે કૃતે વર્ણને સ્યાદ્દોષ એવ મહાન્મમ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 1.2.49.14 in Malayalam sript:
അഥവാ പാരമാഹാത്മ്യേ സതി തേഷാം മഹാത്മനാമ് ।
അല്പേ കൃതേ വര്ണനേ സ്യാദ്ദോഷ ഏവ മഹാന്മമ ॥ ൧൪ ॥

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