Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.4.2.2 (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 2.4.2.2

स तु मोक्षमवाप्नोति नात्र कार्या विचारणा ।
सर्वेषामेव धर्माणां गुरुपूजा परा मता ।
गुरुशुश्रूषया सर्वं प्राप्नोति ऋषिसत्तम ॥ २ ॥

sa tu mokṣamavāpnoti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā |
sarveṣāmeva dharmāṇāṃ gurupūjā parā matā |
guruśuśrūṣayā sarvaṃ prāpnoti ṛṣisattama || 2 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.4.2.2 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 (2.4.2.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Moksha, Ava, Kari, Karya, Vicarana, Sarva, Eva, Dharma, Gurupuja, Para, Mata, Gurushushrusha, Sarvam, Pra, Rishisattama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.4.2.2). 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: “sa tu mokṣamavāpnoti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mokṣam -
  • mokṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mokṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • avā -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    avā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnoti -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • nāt -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāryā* -
  • kāri (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kārī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ], [accusative plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • vicāraṇā -
  • vicāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sarveṣāmeva dharmāṇāṃ gurupūjā parā matā
  • sarveṣām -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmāṇām -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • gurupūjā -
  • gurupūjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • parā* -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • matā -
  • matā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> matā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • Line 3: “guruśuśrūṣayā sarvaṃ prāpnoti ṛṣisattama
  • guruśuśrūṣayā -
  • guruśuśrūṣā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnoti -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • ṛṣisattama -
  • ṛṣisattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.4.2.2

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 2.4.2.2 in Bengali sript:
স তু মোক্ষমবাপ্নোতি নাত্র কার্যা বিচারণা ।
সর্বেষামেব ধর্মাণাং গুরুপূজা পরা মতা ।
গুরুশুশ্রূষযা সর্বং প্রাপ্নোতি ঋষিসত্তম ॥ ২ ॥

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 2.4.2.2 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ತು ಮೋಕ್ಷಮವಾಪ್ನೋತಿ ನಾತ್ರ ಕಾರ್ಯಾ ವಿಚಾರಣಾ ।
ಸರ್ವೇಷಾಮೇವ ಧರ್ಮಾಣಾಂ ಗುರುಪೂಜಾ ಪರಾ ಮತಾ ।
ಗುರುಶುಶ್ರೂಷಯಾ ಸರ್ವಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನೋತಿ ಋಷಿಸತ್ತಮ ॥ ೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.4.2.2 in Gujarati sript:
સ તુ મોક્ષમવાપ્નોતિ નાત્ર કાર્યા વિચારણા ।
સર્વેષામેવ ધર્માણાં ગુરુપૂજા પરા મતા ।
ગુરુશુશ્રૂષયા સર્વં પ્રાપ્નોતિ ઋષિસત્તમ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 2.4.2.2 in Malayalam sript:
സ തു മോക്ഷമവാപ്നോതി നാത്ര കാര്യാ വിചാരണാ ।
സര്വേഷാമേവ ധര്മാണാം ഗുരുപൂജാ പരാ മതാ ।
ഗുരുശുശ്രൂഷയാ സര്വം പ്രാപ്നോതി ഋഷിസത്തമ ॥ ൨ ॥

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