Skanda Purana [sanskrit]
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The Skanda-purana verse 2.9.32.27 (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 2.9.32.27
ब्राह्मं तेजो लभेद्विप्रः क्षत्रियश्च नरेशताम् ।
धनं वैश्यः सुखं शूद्रः श्रवणादस्य चाप्नुयात् ॥ २७ ॥
brāhmaṃ tejo labhedvipraḥ kṣatriyaśca nareśatām |
dhanaṃ vaiśyaḥ sukhaṃ śūdraḥ śravaṇādasya cāpnuyāt || 27 ||
The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.9.32.27 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 (2.9.32.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Brahma, Teja, Tejas, Vipra, Kshatriya, Naresha, Dhana, Vaishya, Sukham, Sukha, Shudra, Shravana, Idam,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.9.32.27). 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: “brāhmaṃ tejo labhedvipraḥ kṣatriyaśca nareśatām ”
- brāhmam -
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brāhma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]brāhma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tejo* -
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tejas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]teja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- labhed -
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√labh (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- vipraḥ -
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vipra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣatriyaś -
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kṣatriya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nareśa -
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nareśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “dhanaṃ vaiśyaḥ sukhaṃ śūdraḥ śravaṇādasya cāpnuyāt ”
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vaiśyaḥ -
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vaiśya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śūdraḥ -
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śūdra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śravaṇād -
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śravaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]śravaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- asya -
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√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]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āpnuyāt -
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√āp (verb class 5)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.9.32.27
Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)
(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office
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Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)
স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.9.32.27 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মং তেজো লভেদ্বিপ্রঃ ক্ষত্রিযশ্চ নরেশতাম্ ।
ধনং বৈশ্যঃ সুখং শূদ্রঃ শ্রবণাদস্য চাপ্নুযাত্ ॥ ২৭ ॥
Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)
ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.9.32.27 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಂ ತೇಜೋ ಲಭೇದ್ವಿಪ್ರಃ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಶ್ಚ ನರೇಶತಾಮ್ ।
ಧನಂ ವೈಶ್ಯಃ ಸುಖಂ ಶೂದ್ರಃ ಶ್ರವಣಾದಸ್ಯ ಚಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ ॥ ೨೭ ॥
Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)
સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.9.32.27 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મં તેજો લભેદ્વિપ્રઃ ક્ષત્રિયશ્ચ નરેશતામ્ ।
ધનં વૈશ્યઃ સુખં શૂદ્રઃ શ્રવણાદસ્ય ચાપ્નુયાત્ ॥ ૨૭ ॥
Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)
(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.9.32.27 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രാഹ്മം തേജോ ലഭേദ്വിപ്രഃ ക്ഷത്രിയശ്ച നരേശതാമ് ।
ധനം വൈശ്യഃ സുഖം ശൂദ്രഃ ശ്രവണാദസ്യ ചാപ്നുയാത് ॥ ൨൭ ॥