Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.9.6.15 (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 2.9.6.15

चतुष्पादस्य धर्मस्य स्थापने ह्येव सर्वथा ।
तात्पर्यमस्ति वेदस्य न तु नाशेऽस्य हिंसया ॥ १५ ॥

catuṣpādasya dharmasya sthāpane hyeva sarvathā |
tātparyamasti vedasya na tu nāśe'sya hiṃsayā || 15 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.9.6.15 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 (2.9.6.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Catushpada, Dharma, Sthapana, Eva, Sarvatha, Tatparya, Asti, Veda, Nasha, Idam, Himsa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.9.6.15). 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: “catuṣpādasya dharmasya sthāpane hyeva sarvathā
  • catuṣpādasya -
  • catuṣpāda (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    catuṣpāda (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dharmasya -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • sthāpane -
  • sthāpana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sthāpana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sthāpanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • hye -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvathā -
  • sarvathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “tātparyamasti vedasya na tu nāśe'sya hiṃsayā
  • tātparyam -
  • tātparya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tātparya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tātparyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • vedasya -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nāśe' -
  • nāśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hiṃsayā -
  • hiṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.9.6.15

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 2.9.6.15 in Bengali sript:
চতুষ্পাদস্য ধর্মস্য স্থাপনে হ্যেব সর্বথা ।
তাত্পর্যমস্তি বেদস্য ন তু নাশেঽস্য হিংসযা ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 2.9.6.15 in Kannada sript:
ಚತುಷ್ಪಾದಸ್ಯ ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಯ ಸ್ಥಾಪನೇ ಹ್ಯೇವ ಸರ್ವಥಾ ।
ತಾತ್ಪರ್ಯಮಸ್ತಿ ವೇದಸ್ಯ ನ ತು ನಾಶೇಽಸ್ಯ ಹಿಂಸಯಾ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.9.6.15 in Gujarati sript:
ચતુષ્પાદસ્ય ધર્મસ્ય સ્થાપને હ્યેવ સર્વથા ।
તાત્પર્યમસ્તિ વેદસ્ય ન તુ નાશેઽસ્ય હિંસયા ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 2.9.6.15 in Malayalam sript:
ചതുഷ്പാദസ്യ ധര്മസ്യ സ്ഥാപനേ ഹ്യേവ സര്വഥാ ।
താത്പര്യമസ്തി വേദസ്യ ന തു നാശേഽസ്യ ഹിംസയാ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

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