Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.1.17.59 (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 3.1.17.59

धन्यो यशस्य आयुष्यः कीर्तिसौभाग्य वर्द्धनः ।
श्रोतव्यः पठितव्योऽयं सर्वथा मानवैर्द्विजाः ॥ ५९ ॥

dhanyo yaśasya āyuṣyaḥ kīrtisaubhāgya varddhanaḥ |
śrotavyaḥ paṭhitavyo'yaṃ sarvathā mānavairdvijāḥ || 59 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.1.17.59 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 (3.1.17.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhanya, Dhani, Yashasya, Ayushya, Kirti, Saubhagya, Varddhana, Shrotavya, Pathitavya, Aya, Idam, Sarvatha, Manava, Dvija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.1.17.59). 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: “dhanyo yaśasya āyuṣyaḥ kīrtisaubhāgya varddhanaḥ
  • dhanyo* -
  • dhanya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhanī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yaśasya* -
  • yaśasya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āyuṣyaḥ -
  • āyuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kīrti -
  • kīrti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kīrti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kīrtī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kīrtī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    kīrtī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saubhāgya -
  • saubhāgya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varddhanaḥ -
  • varddhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śrotavyaḥ paṭhitavyo'yaṃ sarvathā mānavairdvijāḥ
  • śrotavyaḥ -
  • śrotavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śru -> śrotavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • paṭhitavyo' -
  • paṭhitavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    paṭh -> paṭhitavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √paṭh class 1 verb]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvathā -
  • sarvathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mānavair -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mānava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dvijāḥ -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dvijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 3.1.17.59

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 3.1.17.59 in Bengali sript:
ধন্যো যশস্য আযুষ্যঃ কীর্তিসৌভাগ্য বর্দ্ধনঃ ।
শ্রোতব্যঃ পঠিতব্যোঽযং সর্বথা মানবৈর্দ্বিজাঃ ॥ ৫৯ ॥

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 3.1.17.59 in Kannada sript:
ಧನ್ಯೋ ಯಶಸ್ಯ ಆಯುಷ್ಯಃ ಕೀರ್ತಿಸೌಭಾಗ್ಯ ವರ್ದ್ಧನಃ ।
ಶ್ರೋತವ್ಯಃ ಪಠಿತವ್ಯೋಽಯಂ ಸರ್ವಥಾ ಮಾನವೈರ್ದ್ವಿಜಾಃ ॥ ೫೯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.1.17.59 in Gujarati sript:
ધન્યો યશસ્ય આયુષ્યઃ કીર્તિસૌભાગ્ય વર્દ્ધનઃ ।
શ્રોતવ્યઃ પઠિતવ્યોઽયં સર્વથા માનવૈર્દ્વિજાઃ ॥ ૫૯ ॥

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 3.1.17.59 in Malayalam sript:
ധന്യോ യശസ്യ ആയുഷ്യഃ കീര്തിസൌഭാഗ്യ വര്ദ്ധനഃ ।
ശ്രോതവ്യഃ പഠിതവ്യോഽയം സര്വഥാ മാനവൈര്ദ്വിജാഃ ॥ ൫൯ ॥

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