Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.1.18.28 (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 2.1.18.28

वेदान्तशास्त्रश्रवणाद्यतीनामूर्ध्वरेतसाम् ।
सा च मुक्तिर्विना ज्ञानं वेदान्तश्रवणोद्भवम् ।
यत्याश्रमं विना विप्रा विरक्तिं च विना तथा ॥ २८ ॥

vedāntaśāstraśravaṇādyatīnāmūrdhvaretasām |
sā ca muktirvinā jñānaṃ vedāntaśravaṇodbhavam |
yatyāśramaṃ vinā viprā viraktiṃ ca vinā tathā || 28 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.1.18.28 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 (2.1.18.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vedantashastra, Shravana, Yati, Urdhvaretas, Urdhvaretasa, Mukti, Vina, Jnana, Vedantashravana, Udbhava, Yat, Yatin, Yatya, Ashrama, Vipra, Virakti, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.1.18.28). 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: “vedāntaśāstraśravaṇādyatīnāmūrdhvaretasām
  • vedāntaśāstra -
  • vedāntaśāstra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śravaṇād -
  • śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yatīnām -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    yatī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    i -> yatī (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √i class 2 verb]
  • ūrdhvaretasām -
  • ūrdhvaretas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ūrdhvaretas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    ūrdhvaretasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ ca muktirvinā jñānaṃ vedāntaśravaṇodbhavam
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • muktir -
  • mukti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vinā* -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jñānam -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vedāntaśravaṇo -
  • vedāntaśravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vedāntaśravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • udbhavam -
  • udbhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    udbhavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “yatyāśramaṃ vinā viprā viraktiṃ ca vinā tathā
  • yatyā -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    yatya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    yatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    yat -> yatya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yat]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yatyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat -> yatya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yat class 10 verb]
    yat -> yatya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yat class 10 verb]
    yat -> yatyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √yat class 10 verb]
  • āśramam -
  • āśrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āśrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vinā* -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viprā* -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viprā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viraktim -
  • virakti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vinā -
  • vinā (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.1.18.28

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 2.1.18.28 in Bengali sript:
বেদান্তশাস্ত্রশ্রবণাদ্যতীনামূর্ধ্বরেতসাম্ ।
সা চ মুক্তির্বিনা জ্ঞানং বেদান্তশ্রবণোদ্ভবম্ ।
যত্যাশ্রমং বিনা বিপ্রা বিরক্তিং চ বিনা তথা ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 2.1.18.28 in Kannada sript:
ವೇದಾನ್ತಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಶ್ರವಣಾದ್ಯತೀನಾಮೂರ್ಧ್ವರೇತಸಾಮ್ ।
ಸಾ ಚ ಮುಕ್ತಿರ್ವಿನಾ ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ವೇದಾನ್ತಶ್ರವಣೋದ್ಭವಮ್ ।
ಯತ್ಯಾಶ್ರಮಂ ವಿನಾ ವಿಪ್ರಾ ವಿರಕ್ತಿಂ ಚ ವಿನಾ ತಥಾ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.1.18.28 in Gujarati sript:
વેદાન્તશાસ્ત્રશ્રવણાદ્યતીનામૂર્ધ્વરેતસામ્ ।
સા ચ મુક્તિર્વિના જ્ઞાનં વેદાન્તશ્રવણોદ્ભવમ્ ।
યત્યાશ્રમં વિના વિપ્રા વિરક્તિં ચ વિના તથા ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 2.1.18.28 in Malayalam sript:
വേദാന്തശാസ്ത്രശ്രവണാദ്യതീനാമൂര്ധ്വരേതസാമ് ।
സാ ച മുക്തിര്വിനാ ജ്ഞാനം വേദാന്തശ്രവണോദ്ഭവമ് ।
യത്യാശ്രമം വിനാ വിപ്രാ വിരക്തിം ച വിനാ തഥാ ॥ ൨൮ ॥

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