Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.7.11.12 (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 2.7.11.12

कारणं च प्रवक्ष्यामि गोपने भूतलेंऽजसा ।
यद्वैशाखोक्तधर्माणां सात्त्विकानां नृणामिह ॥ १२ ॥

kāraṇaṃ ca pravakṣyāmi gopane bhūtaleṃ'jasā |
yadvaiśākhoktadharmāṇāṃ sāttvikānāṃ nṛṇāmiha || 12 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.7.11.12 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 (2.7.11.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karana, Prava, Kshi, Amin, Gopana, Yadu, Yadva, Yadvan, Aisha, Akha, Akhu, Ukta, Dharma, Sattvika, Han,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.7.11.12). 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: “kāraṇaṃ ca pravakṣyāmi gopane bhūtaleṃ'jasā
  • kāraṇam -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣyā -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gopane -
  • gopana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gopanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse bhūtaleṃ'jasā
  • Line 2: “yadvaiśākhoktadharmāṇāṃ sāttvikānāṃ nṛṇāmiha
  • yadvai -
  • yadu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yadvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    yadvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiśā -
  • aiśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aiśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aiśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākho -
  • ākha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ākhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ākhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ukta -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • dharmāṇām -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sāttvikānām -
  • sāttvika (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sāttvika (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • nṛṇāmi -
  • nṝ (verb class 9)
    [present active first single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.7.11.12

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 2.7.11.12 in Bengali sript:
কারণং চ প্রবক্ষ্যামি গোপনে ভূতলেংঽজসা ।
যদ্বৈশাখোক্তধর্মাণাং সাত্ত্বিকানাং নৃণামিহ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 2.7.11.12 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾರಣಂ ಚ ಪ್ರವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಗೋಪನೇ ಭೂತಲೇಂಽಜಸಾ ।
ಯದ್ವೈಶಾಖೋಕ್ತಧರ್ಮಾಣಾಂ ಸಾತ್ತ್ವಿಕಾನಾಂ ನೃಣಾಮಿಹ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.7.11.12 in Gujarati sript:
કારણં ચ પ્રવક્ષ્યામિ ગોપને ભૂતલેંઽજસા ।
યદ્વૈશાખોક્તધર્માણાં સાત્ત્વિકાનાં નૃણામિહ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 2.7.11.12 in Malayalam sript:
കാരണം ച പ്രവക്ഷ്യാമി ഗോപനേ ഭൂതലേംഽജസാ ।
യദ്വൈശാഖോക്തധര്മാണാം സാത്ത്വികാനാം നൃണാമിഹ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

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