Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.6.4.10 (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 2.6.4.10

श्रोतारो ऽथ निरूप्यन्ते श्रीमद्विष्णुकथाश्रयाः ।
प्रवरा अवराश्चति श्रोतारो द्विविधा मताः ॥ १० ॥

śrotāro 'tha nirūpyante śrīmadviṣṇukathāśrayāḥ |
pravarā avarāścati śrotāro dvividhā matāḥ || 10 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.6.4.10 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 (2.6.4.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrotri, Atha, Shrimat, Katha, Ashraya, Pravara, Avara, Catin, Dvividha, Mata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.6.4.10). 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: “śrotāro 'tha nirūpyante śrīmadviṣṇukathāśrayāḥ
  • śrotāro' -
  • śrotṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śru (verb class 5)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • rūpyante -
  • rūp (verb class 10)
    [present passive third plural]
  • śrīmad -
  • śrīmat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śrīmat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • viṣṇu -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kathā -
  • katha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āśrayāḥ -
  • āśraya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āśrayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “pravarā avarāścati śrotāro dvividhā matāḥ
  • pravarā* -
  • pravara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pravarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • avarāś -
  • avara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    avarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cati -
  • catin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śrotāro* -
  • śrotṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śru (verb class 5)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
  • dvividhā* -
  • dvividha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dvividhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • matāḥ -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    matā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> matā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 8 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.6.4.10

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 2.6.4.10 in Bengali sript:
শ্রোতারো ঽথ নিরূপ্যন্তে শ্রীমদ্বিষ্ণুকথাশ্রযাঃ ।
প্রবরা অবরাশ্চতি শ্রোতারো দ্বিবিধা মতাঃ ॥ ১০ ॥

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 2.6.4.10 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೋತಾರೋ ಽಥ ನಿರೂಪ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಶ್ರೀಮದ್ವಿಷ್ಣುಕಥಾಶ್ರಯಾಃ ।
ಪ್ರವರಾ ಅವರಾಶ್ಚತಿ ಶ್ರೋತಾರೋ ದ್ವಿವಿಧಾ ಮತಾಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.6.4.10 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રોતારો ઽથ નિરૂપ્યન્તે શ્રીમદ્વિષ્ણુકથાશ્રયાઃ ।
પ્રવરા અવરાશ્ચતિ શ્રોતારો દ્વિવિધા મતાઃ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 2.6.4.10 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രോതാരോ ഽഥ നിരൂപ്യന്തേ ശ്രീമദ്വിഷ്ണുകഥാശ്രയാഃ ।
പ്രവരാ അവരാശ്ചതി ശ്രോതാരോ ദ്വിവിധാ മതാഃ ॥ ൧൦ ॥

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