Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.7.15.4 (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 2.7.15.4

शशास पृथिवीं सर्वां स्वधर्मेण महामतिः ।
पूर्वजन्मजलादानाद्दोषेण महता वृतः ॥ ४ ॥

śaśāsa pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ svadharmeṇa mahāmatiḥ |
pūrvajanmajalādānāddoṣeṇa mahatā vṛtaḥ || 4 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.7.15.4 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 (2.7.15.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prithivi, Saru, Sarva, Svadharma, Mahamati, Purvajanman, Purvajanma, Jala, Ana, Dosha, Mahata, Vrit, Vrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.7.15.4). 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: “śaśāsa pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ svadharmeṇa mahāmatiḥ
  • śaśāsa -
  • śās (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    śas (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • pṛthivīm -
  • pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sarvām -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • svadharmeṇa -
  • svadharma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahāmatiḥ -
  • mahāmati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahāmati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pūrvajanmajalādānāddoṣeṇa mahatā vṛtaḥ
  • pūrvajanma -
  • pūrvajanman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pūrvajanman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pūrvajanma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrvajanma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jalād -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ānād -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • doṣeṇa -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahatā* -
  • mahatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vṛtaḥ -
  • vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.7.15.4

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 2.7.15.4 in Bengali sript:
শশাস পৃথিবীং সর্বাং স্বধর্মেণ মহামতিঃ ।
পূর্বজন্মজলাদানাদ্দোষেণ মহতা বৃতঃ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 2.7.15.4 in Kannada sript:
ಶಶಾಸ ಪೃಥಿವೀಂ ಸರ್ವಾಂ ಸ್ವಧರ್ಮೇಣ ಮಹಾಮತಿಃ ।
ಪೂರ್ವಜನ್ಮಜಲಾದಾನಾದ್ದೋಷೇಣ ಮಹತಾ ವೃತಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.7.15.4 in Gujarati sript:
શશાસ પૃથિવીં સર્વાં સ્વધર્મેણ મહામતિઃ ।
પૂર્વજન્મજલાદાનાદ્દોષેણ મહતા વૃતઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 2.7.15.4 in Malayalam sript:
ശശാസ പൃഥിവീം സര്വാം സ്വധര്മേണ മഹാമതിഃ ।
പൂര്വജന്മജലാദാനാദ്ദോഷേണ മഹതാ വൃതഃ ॥ ൪ ॥

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