Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.2.22.47 (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 2.2.22.47

संत्येव मुनयः श्रेष्ठा ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्मविद्वराः ।
गौतमाद्यास्तथाप्येषा न रम्या ब्रह्मणः सभा ॥ ४७ ॥

saṃtyeva munayaḥ śreṣṭhā brāhmaṇā brahmavidvarāḥ |
gautamādyāstathāpyeṣā na ramyā brahmaṇaḥ sabhā || 47 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.2.22.47 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 (2.2.22.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Santya, Santi, Iva, Muni, Munaya, Shreshtha, Brahmana, Brahmavid, Vara, Gautama, Tatha, Apya, Isha, Ramya, Brahman, Sabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.2.22.47). 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: “saṃtyeva munayaḥ śreṣṭhā brāhmaṇā brahmavidvarāḥ
  • santye -
  • santya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    santya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    santyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    santi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • munayaḥ -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    munaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreṣṭhā* -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brāhmaṇā* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brahmavid -
  • brahmavid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    brahmavid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • varāḥ -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “gautamādyāstathāpyeṣā na ramyā brahmaṇaḥ sabhā
  • gautamād -
  • gautama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    gautama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yās -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • apye -
  • apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    apyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iṣā* -
  • iṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    iṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ramyā* -
  • ramya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ramyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ram], [vocative plural from √ram]
    ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ram], [vocative plural from √ram], [accusative plural from √ram]
  • brahmaṇaḥ -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sabhā -
  • sabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.2.22.47

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 2.2.22.47 in Bengali sript:
সংত্যেব মুনযঃ শ্রেষ্ঠা ব্রাহ্মণা ব্রহ্মবিদ্বরাঃ ।
গৌতমাদ্যাস্তথাপ্যেষা ন রম্যা ব্রহ্মণঃ সভা ॥ ৪৭ ॥

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 2.2.22.47 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂತ್ಯೇವ ಮುನಯಃ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವಿದ್ವರಾಃ ।
ಗೌತಮಾದ್ಯಾಸ್ತಥಾಪ್ಯೇಷಾ ನ ರಮ್ಯಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಃ ಸಭಾ ॥ ೪೭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.2.22.47 in Gujarati sript:
સંત્યેવ મુનયઃ શ્રેષ્ઠા બ્રાહ્મણા બ્રહ્મવિદ્વરાઃ ।
ગૌતમાદ્યાસ્તથાપ્યેષા ન રમ્યા બ્રહ્મણઃ સભા ॥ ૪૭ ॥

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 2.2.22.47 in Malayalam sript:
സംത്യേവ മുനയഃ ശ്രേഷ്ഠാ ബ്രാഹ്മണാ ബ്രഹ്മവിദ്വരാഃ ।
ഗൌതമാദ്യാസ്തഥാപ്യേഷാ ന രമ്യാ ബ്രഹ്മണഃ സഭാ ॥ ൪൭ ॥

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