Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.5.16.14 (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 2.5.16.14

विदुषां वैरिणं नित्यमज्ञं पंडितमानिनम् ।
भ्रष्टव्रतं क्लिष्टवृत्तिं पिशुनं दुष्टमानसम् ॥ १४ ॥

viduṣāṃ vairiṇaṃ nityamajñaṃ paṃḍitamāninam |
bhraṣṭavrataṃ kliṣṭavṛttiṃ piśunaṃ duṣṭamānasam || 14 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.5.16.14 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 (2.5.16.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vidusha, Vidus, Vidvas, Vairina, Vairin, Nityam, Nitya, Ajna, Panditamanin, Bhrashta, Vrata, Klishtavritti, Pishuna, Dushtamanasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.5.16.14). 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: “viduṣāṃ vairiṇaṃ nityamajñaṃ paṃḍitamāninam
  • viduṣām -
  • viduṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vidus (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vidus (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vidvas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √vid class 2 verb]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √vid class 2 verb]
  • vairiṇam -
  • vairiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vairiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vairiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vairin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ajñam -
  • ajña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ajña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ajñā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paṇḍitamāninam -
  • paṇḍitamānin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “bhraṣṭavrataṃ kliṣṭavṛttiṃ piśunaṃ duṣṭamānasam
  • bhraṣṭa -
  • bhraṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhraṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vratam -
  • vrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kliṣṭavṛttim -
  • kliṣṭavṛtti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kliṣṭavṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • piśunam -
  • piśuna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    piśuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    piśunā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • duṣṭamānasam -
  • duṣṭamānasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duṣṭamānasa (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 2.5.16.14

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 2.5.16.14 in Bengali sript:
বিদুষাং বৈরিণং নিত্যমজ্ঞং পংডিতমানিনম্ ।
ভ্রষ্টব্রতং ক্লিষ্টবৃত্তিং পিশুনং দুষ্টমানসম্ ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 2.5.16.14 in Kannada sript:
ವಿದುಷಾಂ ವೈರಿಣಂ ನಿತ್ಯಮಜ್ಞಂ ಪಂಡಿತಮಾನಿನಮ್ ।
ಭ್ರಷ್ಟವ್ರತಂ ಕ್ಲಿಷ್ಟವೃತ್ತಿಂ ಪಿಶುನಂ ದುಷ್ಟಮಾನಸಮ್ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.5.16.14 in Gujarati sript:
વિદુષાં વૈરિણં નિત્યમજ્ઞં પંડિતમાનિનમ્ ।
ભ્રષ્ટવ્રતં ક્લિષ્ટવૃત્તિં પિશુનં દુષ્ટમાનસમ્ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 2.5.16.14 in Malayalam sript:
വിദുഷാം വൈരിണം നിത്യമജ്ഞം പംഡിതമാനിനമ് ।
ഭ്രഷ്ടവ്രതം ക്ലിഷ്ടവൃത്തിം പിശുനം ദുഷ്ടമാനസമ് ॥ ൧൪ ॥

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