Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.2.8.53 (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 2.2.8.53

शबर उवाच ।
एतत्प्रकाशितुं विप्र मतिर्नोत्सहते मम ।
तथापि ते द्विजश्रेष्ठाऽतिथिभक्त्या वदाम्यहम् ॥ ५३ ॥

śabara uvāca |
etatprakāśituṃ vipra matirnotsahate mama |
tathāpi te dvijaśreṣṭhā'tithibhaktyā vadāmyaham || 53 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.2.8.53 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 (2.2.8.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shabara, Etad, Pra, Vipra, Mati, Nri, Utsaha, Tad, Yushmad, Asmad, Tatha, Api, Dvija, Atithin, Bhakti, Aha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.2.8.53). 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: “śabara uvāca
  • śabara* -
  • śabara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “etatprakāśituṃ vipra matirnotsahate mama
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāśitum -
  • kāś -> kāśitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kāś]
    kāś -> kāśitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kāś]
  • vipra -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • matir -
  • mati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • no -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • utsaha -
  • utsaha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utsaha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • Line 3: “tathāpi te dvijaśreṣṭhā'tithibhaktyā vadāmyaham
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • 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]
  • dvija -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śreṣṭhā' -
  • atithi -
  • atithi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    atithin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    atithin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhaktyā* -
  • bhakti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vadāmya -
  • vad (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.2.8.53

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 2.2.8.53 in Bengali sript:
শবর উবাচ ।
এতত্প্রকাশিতুং বিপ্র মতির্নোত্সহতে মম ।
তথাপি তে দ্বিজশ্রেষ্ঠাঽতিথিভক্ত্যা বদাম্যহম্ ॥ ৫৩ ॥

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 2.2.8.53 in Kannada sript:
ಶಬರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏತತ್ಪ್ರಕಾಶಿತುಂ ವಿಪ್ರ ಮತಿರ್ನೋತ್ಸಹತೇ ಮಮ ।
ತಥಾಪಿ ತೇ ದ್ವಿಜಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾಽತಿಥಿಭಕ್ತ್ಯಾ ವದಾಮ್ಯಹಮ್ ॥ ೫೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.2.8.53 in Gujarati sript:
શબર ઉવાચ ।
એતત્પ્રકાશિતું વિપ્ર મતિર્નોત્સહતે મમ ।
તથાપિ તે દ્વિજશ્રેષ્ઠાઽતિથિભક્ત્યા વદામ્યહમ્ ॥ ૫૩ ॥

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 2.2.8.53 in Malayalam sript:
ശബര ഉവാച ।
ഏതത്പ്രകാശിതും വിപ്ര മതിര്നോത്സഹതേ മമ ।
തഥാപി തേ ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠാഽതിഥിഭക്ത്യാ വദാമ്യഹമ് ॥ ൫൩ ॥

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