Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.5.11.28 (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 2.5.11.28

दानहीनो यथा राजा ब्राह्मणो रसविक्रयी ।
द्वादशी दशमीयुक्ता तथा राष्ट्रमवैष्णवम् ॥ २८ ॥

dānahīno yathā rājā brāhmaṇo rasavikrayī |
dvādaśī daśamīyuktā tathā rāṣṭramavaiṣṇavam || 28 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.5.11.28 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 (2.5.11.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Danahina, Yatha, Raja, Brahmana, Rasavikrayin, Rasavikrayi, Dvadashi, Dvadashin, Dashami, Dashamin, Yukta, Tatha, Rashtra, Vaishnava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.5.11.28). 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: “dānahīno yathā rājā brāhmaṇo rasavikrayī
  • dānahīno* -
  • dānahīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brāhmaṇo* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rasavikrayī -
  • rasavikrayī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    rasavikrayī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rasavikrayin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dvādaśī daśamīyuktā tathā rāṣṭramavaiṣṇavam
  • dvādaśī -
  • dvādaśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dvādaśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daśamī -
  • daśamī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    daśamin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yuktā -
  • yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • rāṣṭram -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaiṣṇavam -
  • vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaiṣṇava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.5.11.28

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 2.5.11.28 in Bengali sript:
দানহীনো যথা রাজা ব্রাহ্মণো রসবিক্রযী ।
দ্বাদশী দশমীযুক্তা তথা রাষ্ট্রমবৈষ্ণবম্ ॥ 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 2.5.11.28 in Kannada sript:
ದಾನಹೀನೋ ಯಥಾ ರಾಜಾ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೋ ರಸವಿಕ್ರಯೀ ।
ದ್ವಾದಶೀ ದಶಮೀಯುಕ್ತಾ ತಥಾ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಮವೈಷ್ಣವಮ್ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.5.11.28 in Gujarati sript:
દાનહીનો યથા રાજા બ્રાહ્મણો રસવિક્રયી ।
દ્વાદશી દશમીયુક્તા તથા રાષ્ટ્રમવૈષ્ણવમ્ ॥ 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 2.5.11.28 in Malayalam sript:
ദാനഹീനോ യഥാ രാജാ ബ്രാഹ്മണോ രസവിക്രയീ ।
ദ്വാദശീ ദശമീയുക്താ തഥാ രാഷ്ട്രമവൈഷ്ണവമ് ॥ ൨൮ ॥

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