Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.5.2.26 (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 2.5.2.26

तत्प्रक्षालनतोयेन वासुदेवं तु मूर्धनि ।
एवं कार्यं ब्राह्मणस्य क्षत्रियस्योपधारयेत् ॥ २६ ॥

tatprakṣālanatoyena vāsudevaṃ tu mūrdhani |
evaṃ kāryaṃ brāhmaṇasya kṣatriyasyopadhārayet || 26 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.5.2.26 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 (2.5.2.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tat, Tad, Prakshalana, Toya, Vasudeva, Murdhan, Murdhani, Evam, Eva, Karya, Brahmana, Kshatriya, Upadha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.5.2.26). 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: “tatprakṣālanatoyena vāsudevaṃ tu mūrdhani
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prakṣālana -
  • prakṣālana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prakṣālana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • toyena -
  • toya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vāsudevam -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāsudeva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāsudevā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mūrdhani -
  • mūrdhanī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    mūrdhanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    mūrdhanī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “evaṃ kāryaṃ brāhmaṇasya kṣatriyasyopadhārayet
  • 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]
  • kāryam -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • brāhmaṇasya -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • kṣatriyasyo -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kṣatriya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • upadhā -
  • upadhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • rayet -
  • ray (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.5.2.26

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 2.5.2.26 in Bengali sript:
তত্প্রক্ষালনতোযেন বাসুদেবং তু মূর্ধনি ।
এবং কার্যং ব্রাহ্মণস্য ক্ষত্রিযস্যোপধারযেত্ ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 2.5.2.26 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ಪ್ರಕ್ಷಾಲನತೋಯೇನ ವಾಸುದೇವಂ ತು ಮೂರ್ಧನಿ ।
ಏವಂ ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಸ್ಯ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಸ್ಯೋಪಧಾರಯೇತ್ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.5.2.26 in Gujarati sript:
તત્પ્રક્ષાલનતોયેન વાસુદેવં તુ મૂર્ધનિ ।
એવં કાર્યં બ્રાહ્મણસ્ય ક્ષત્રિયસ્યોપધારયેત્ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 2.5.2.26 in Malayalam sript:
തത്പ്രക്ഷാലനതോയേന വാസുദേവം തു മൂര്ധനി ।
ഏവം കാര്യം ബ്രാഹ്മണസ്യ ക്ഷത്രിയസ്യോപധാരയേത് ॥ ൨൬ ॥

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