Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.1.10.24 (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 3.1.10.24

श्रीसूत उवाच ।
ब्रह्माश्रमपदे वृत्तां पार्श्वे हिमवतः शुभे ।
वक्ष्यामि ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठा युष्माकं तु कथां शुभाम् ॥ २४ ॥

śrīsūta uvāca |
brahmāśramapade vṛttāṃ pārśve himavataḥ śubhe |
vakṣyāmi brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhā yuṣmākaṃ tu kathāṃ śubhām || 24 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.1.10.24 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 (3.1.10.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Suta, Brahma, Brahman, Ashramapada, Vritta, Parshva, Parshvi, Himavat, Himavata, Shubha, Shubh, Brahmana, Shreshtha, Yushmaka, Yushmad, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.1.10.24). 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: “śrīsūta uvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • sūta* -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “brahmāśramapade vṛttāṃ pārśve himavataḥ śubhe
  • brahmā -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āśramapade -
  • āśramapada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vṛttām -
  • vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vṛt -> vṛttā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • pārśve -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pārśva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pārśvi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pārśvi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pārśvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • himavataḥ -
  • himavat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    himavat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    himavata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śubhe -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 3: “vakṣyāmi brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhā yuṣmākaṃ tu kathāṃ śubhām
  • vakṣyāmi -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
  • brāhmaṇa -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śreṣṭhā* -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yuṣmākam -
  • yuṣmāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuṣmāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuṣmākā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kathām -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śubhām -
  • śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 3.1.10.24

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 3.1.10.24 in Bengali sript:
শ্রীসূত উবাচ ।
ব্রহ্মাশ্রমপদে বৃত্তাং পার্শ্বে হিমবতঃ শুভে ।
বক্ষ্যামি ব্রাহ্মণশ্রেষ্ঠা যুষ্মাকং তু কথাং শুভাম্ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 3.1.10.24 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೀಸೂತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಶ್ರಮಪದೇ ವೃತ್ತಾಂ ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವೇ ಹಿಮವತಃ ಶುಭೇ ।
ವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾ ಯುಷ್ಮಾಕಂ ತು ಕಥಾಂ ಶುಭಾಮ್ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.1.10.24 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીસૂત ઉવાચ ।
બ્રહ્માશ્રમપદે વૃત્તાં પાર્શ્વે હિમવતઃ શુભે ।
વક્ષ્યામિ બ્રાહ્મણશ્રેષ્ઠા યુષ્માકં તુ કથાં શુભામ્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 3.1.10.24 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രീസൂത ഉവാച ।
ബ്രഹ്മാശ്രമപദേ വൃത്താം പാര്ശ്വേ ഹിമവതഃ ശുഭേ ।
വക്ഷ്യാമി ബ്രാഹ്മണശ്രേഷ്ഠാ യുഷ്മാകം തു കഥാം ശുഭാമ് ॥ ൨൪ ॥

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