Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.9.18.2 (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 2.9.18.2

अहिंसा ब्रह्मचर्यं च त्वयि नित्यं च तद्द्वयम् ।
स्वधर्मोपशमौ चैव वैराग्यं चात्मवेदनम् ॥ २ ॥

ahiṃsā brahmacaryaṃ ca tvayi nityaṃ ca taddvayam |
svadharmopaśamau caiva vairāgyaṃ cātmavedanam || 2 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.9.18.2 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 (2.9.18.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahimsa, Brahmacarya, Yushmad, Nityam, Nitya, Tad, Tat, Dvayam, Dvaya, Svadharma, Svadharman, Upashama, Vairagya, Ana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.9.18.2). 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: “ahiṃsā brahmacaryaṃ ca tvayi nityaṃ ca taddvayam
  • ahiṃsā* -
  • ahiṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brahmacaryam -
  • brahmacarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvayi -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [locative single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dvayam -
  • dvayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dvaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “svadharmopaśamau caiva vairāgyaṃ cātmavedanam
  • svadharmo -
  • svadharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svadharman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    svadharman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • upaśamau -
  • upaśama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • vairāgyam -
  • vairāgya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • maved -
  • mav (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • anam -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.9.18.2

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 2.9.18.2 in Bengali sript:
অহিংসা ব্রহ্মচর্যং চ ত্বযি নিত্যং চ তদ্দ্বযম্ ।
স্বধর্মোপশমৌ চৈব বৈরাগ্যং চাত্মবেদনম্ ॥ ২ ॥

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 2.9.18.2 in Kannada sript:
ಅಹಿಂಸಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚರ್ಯಂ ಚ ತ್ವಯಿ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಚ ತದ್ದ್ವಯಮ್ ।
ಸ್ವಧರ್ಮೋಪಶಮೌ ಚೈವ ವೈರಾಗ್ಯಂ ಚಾತ್ಮವೇದನಮ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.9.18.2 in Gujarati sript:
અહિંસા બ્રહ્મચર્યં ચ ત્વયિ નિત્યં ચ તદ્દ્વયમ્ ।
સ્વધર્મોપશમૌ ચૈવ વૈરાગ્યં ચાત્મવેદનમ્ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 2.9.18.2 in Malayalam sript:
അഹിംസാ ബ്രഹ്മചര്യം ച ത്വയി നിത്യം ച തദ്ദ്വയമ് ।
സ്വധര്മോപശമൌ ചൈവ വൈരാഗ്യം ചാത്മവേദനമ് ॥ ൨ ॥

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