Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.3.1.8 (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 1.3.1.8

सारार्थं वेदवेदानां शिवज्ञानमनाकुलम् ।
लब्धवानहमत्यंतं कटाक्षैस्ते जगद्गुरोः ॥ ८ ॥

sārārthaṃ vedavedānāṃ śivajñānamanākulam |
labdhavānahamatyaṃtaṃ kaṭākṣaiste jagadguroḥ || 8 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.3.1.8 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 (1.3.1.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sara, Artha, Veda, Shivajnana, Anakula, Labdhavat, Aha, Asmad, Atyantam, Atyanta, Kataksha, Tad, Yushmad, Jagadguru,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.3.1.8). 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: “sārārthaṃ vedavedānāṃ śivajñānamanākulam
  • sārā -
  • sāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • veda -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • vedānām -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vedā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śivajñānam -
  • śivajñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anākulam -
  • anākula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anākula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anākulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “labdhavānahamatyaṃtaṃ kaṭākṣaiste jagadguroḥ
  • labdhavān -
  • labdhavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    labh -> labdhavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √labh class 1 verb]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • atyantam -
  • atyantam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atyanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atyanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    atyantā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kaṭākṣais -
  • kaṭākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • jagadguroḥ -
  • jagadguru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.3.1.8

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 1.3.1.8 in Bengali sript:
সারার্থং বেদবেদানাং শিবজ্ঞানমনাকুলম্ ।
লব্ধবানহমত্যংতং কটাক্ষৈস্তে জগদ্গুরোঃ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 1.3.1.8 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾರಾರ್ಥಂ ವೇದವೇದಾನಾಂ ಶಿವಜ್ಞಾನಮನಾಕುಲಮ್ ।
ಲಬ್ಧವಾನಹಮತ್ಯಂತಂ ಕಟಾಕ್ಷೈಸ್ತೇ ಜಗದ್ಗುರೋಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.3.1.8 in Gujarati sript:
સારાર્થં વેદવેદાનાં શિવજ્ઞાનમનાકુલમ્ ।
લબ્ધવાનહમત્યંતં કટાક્ષૈસ્તે જગદ્ગુરોઃ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 1.3.1.8 in Malayalam sript:
സാരാര്ഥം വേദവേദാനാം ശിവജ്ഞാനമനാകുലമ് ।
ലബ്ധവാനഹമത്യംതം കടാക്ഷൈസ്തേ ജഗദ്ഗുരോഃ ॥ ൮ ॥

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