Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.8.6.62 (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 2.8.6.62

द्विजाय वेदविज्ञाय गुणिने निर्मलात्मने ।
विष्णुभक्ताय विदुषे आनृशंस्यरताय च ॥ ६२ ॥

dvijāya vedavijñāya guṇine nirmalātmane |
viṣṇubhaktāya viduṣe ānṛśaṃsyaratāya ca || 62 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.8.6.62 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 (2.8.6.62). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvija, Vedavijna, Gunin, Guni, Nirmala, Mana, Vishnubhakta, Vidusha, Vidus, Vidvas, Anrishamsya, Rata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.8.6.62). 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: “dvijāya vedavijñāya guṇine nirmalātmane
  • dvijāya -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vedavijñāya -
  • vedavijña (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vedavijña (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • guṇine -
  • guṇin (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    guṇin (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    guṇī (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • nirmalāt -
  • nirmala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nirmala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mane -
  • mana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    manā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “viṣṇubhaktāya viduṣe ānṛśaṃsyaratāya ca
  • viṣṇubhaktāya -
  • viṣṇubhakta (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • viduṣe -
  • viduṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidus (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vidus (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vidvas (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vid class 2 verb]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vid class 2 verb]
    viduṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    viduṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ānṛśaṃsya -
  • ānṛśaṃsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ānṛśaṃsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ratāya -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    rata (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> rata (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √ram class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.8.6.62

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 2.8.6.62 in Bengali sript:
দ্বিজায বেদবিজ্ঞায গুণিনে নির্মলাত্মনে ।
বিষ্ণুভক্তায বিদুষে আনৃশংস্যরতায চ ॥ ৬২ ॥

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 2.8.6.62 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವಿಜಾಯ ವೇದವಿಜ್ಞಾಯ ಗುಣಿನೇ ನಿರ್ಮಲಾತ್ಮನೇ ।
ವಿಷ್ಣುಭಕ್ತಾಯ ವಿದುಷೇ ಆನೃಶಂಸ್ಯರತಾಯ ಚ ॥ ೬೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.8.6.62 in Gujarati sript:
દ્વિજાય વેદવિજ્ઞાય ગુણિને નિર્મલાત્મને ।
વિષ્ણુભક્તાય વિદુષે આનૃશંસ્યરતાય ચ ॥ ૬૨ ॥

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 2.8.6.62 in Malayalam sript:
ദ്വിജായ വേദവിജ്ഞായ ഗുണിനേ നിര്മലാത്മനേ ।
വിഷ്ണുഭക്തായ വിദുഷേ ആനൃശംസ്യരതായ ച ॥ ൬൨ ॥

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