Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.4.4.40 (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 2.4.4.40

यदैव गंगा नष्टा स्यात्को वा तत्पापमाहरेत् ।
विचार्यैवं सुतीर्थानि गमिष्यंति धरातले ॥ ४० ॥

yadaiva gaṃgā naṣṭā syātko vā tatpāpamāharet |
vicāryaivaṃ sutīrthāni gamiṣyaṃti dharātale || 40 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.4.4.40 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 (2.4.4.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yada, Yad, Ganga, Nashta, Syat, Sya, Kah, Tat, Tad, Papam, Papa, Vicarya, Vicari, Evam, Eva, Sutirtha, Dharatala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.4.4.40). 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: “yadaiva gaṃgā naṣṭā syātko tatpāpamāharet
  • yadai -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • gaṅgā* -
  • gaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • naṣṭā -
  • naṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √naś class 1 verb]
    naś (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    naś (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    naś (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pāpam -
  • pāpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • haret -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “vicāryaivaṃ sutīrthāni gamiṣyaṃti dharātale
  • vicāryai -
  • vicārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vicārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vicāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vicārī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    vicārī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sutīrthāni -
  • sutīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gamiṣyanti -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [future active third plural]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [future active third plural]
  • dharātale -
  • dharātala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dharātala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.4.4.40

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 2.4.4.40 in Bengali sript:
যদৈব গংগা নষ্টা স্যাত্কো বা তত্পাপমাহরেত্ ।
বিচার্যৈবং সুতীর্থানি গমিষ্যংতি ধরাতলে ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 2.4.4.40 in Kannada sript:
ಯದೈವ ಗಂಗಾ ನಷ್ಟಾ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ಕೋ ವಾ ತತ್ಪಾಪಮಾಹರೇತ್ ।
ವಿಚಾರ್ಯೈವಂ ಸುತೀರ್ಥಾನಿ ಗಮಿಷ್ಯಂತಿ ಧರಾತಲೇ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.4.4.40 in Gujarati sript:
યદૈવ ગંગા નષ્ટા સ્યાત્કો વા તત્પાપમાહરેત્ ।
વિચાર્યૈવં સુતીર્થાનિ ગમિષ્યંતિ ધરાતલે ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 2.4.4.40 in Malayalam sript:
യദൈവ ഗംഗാ നഷ്ടാ സ്യാത്കോ വാ തത്പാപമാഹരേത് ।
വിചാര്യൈവം സുതീര്ഥാനി ഗമിഷ്യംതി ധരാതലേ ॥ ൪൦ ॥

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