Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.4.4.28 (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 2.4.4.28

सर्वेभ्यश्च स्थलेभ्यश्च आर्यावर्तं तु पुण्यदम् ।
कोल्हापुरी ततः श्रेष्ठा ततः कांचीद्वयं स्मृतम् ॥ २८ ॥

sarvebhyaśca sthalebhyaśca āryāvartaṃ tu puṇyadam |
kolhāpurī tataḥ śreṣṭhā tataḥ kāṃcīdvayaṃ smṛtam || 28 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.4.4.28 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 (2.4.4.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarva, Sthala, Aryavarta, Punya, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Shreshtha, Kanci, Dvayam, Dvaya, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.4.4.28). 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: “sarvebhyaśca sthalebhyaśca āryāvartaṃ tu puṇyadam
  • sarvebhyaś -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthalebhyaś -
  • sthala (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    sthala (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • ca* -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āryāvartam -
  • āryāvarta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • puṇya -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṇ -> puṇya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √puṇ]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • dam -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kolhāpurī tataḥ śreṣṭhā tataḥ kāṃcīdvayaṃ smṛtam
  • Cannot analyse kolhāpurī*ta
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • śreṣṭhā -
  • śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • kāñcī -
  • kāñcī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kāñci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kāñci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dvayam -
  • dvayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dvaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • smṛtam -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.4.4.28

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 2.4.4.28 in Bengali sript:
সর্বেভ্যশ্চ স্থলেভ্যশ্চ আর্যাবর্তং তু পুণ্যদম্ ।
কোল্হাপুরী ততঃ শ্রেষ্ঠা ততঃ কাংচীদ্বযং স্মৃতম্ ॥ 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 2.4.4.28 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ವೇಭ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಸ್ಥಲೇಭ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಆರ್ಯಾವರ್ತಂ ತು ಪುಣ್ಯದಮ್ ।
ಕೋಲ್ಹಾಪುರೀ ತತಃ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾ ತತಃ ಕಾಂಚೀದ್ವಯಂ ಸ್ಮೃತಮ್ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.4.4.28 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વેભ્યશ્ચ સ્થલેભ્યશ્ચ આર્યાવર્તં તુ પુણ્યદમ્ ।
કોલ્હાપુરી તતઃ શ્રેષ્ઠા તતઃ કાંચીદ્વયં સ્મૃતમ્ ॥ 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 2.4.4.28 in Malayalam sript:
സര്വേഭ്യശ്ച സ്ഥലേഭ്യശ്ച ആര്യാവര്തം തു പുണ്യദമ് ।
കോല്ഹാപുരീ തതഃ ശ്രേഷ്ഠാ തതഃ കാംചീദ്വയം സ്മൃതമ് ॥ ൨൮ ॥

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