Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.2.4.1 (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 3.2.4.1

व्यास उवाच ।
अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि धर्मराजस्य चेष्टितम् ।
यच्छ्रुत्वा यमदूतानां न भयं विद्यते क्वचित् ॥ १ ॥

vyāsa uvāca |
ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi dharmarājasya ceṣṭitam |
yacchrutvā yamadūtānāṃ na bhayaṃ vidyate kvacit || 1 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.2.4.1 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 (3.2.4.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vyasa, Atah, Param, Para, Prava, Kshi, Amin, Dharmaraja, Ceshtita, Yat, Yad, Yamaduta, Bhaya, Kva, Acit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.2.4.1). 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: “vyāsa uvāca
  • vyāsa* -
  • vyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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: “ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi dharmarājasya ceṣṭitam
  • ataḥ -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣyā -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dharmarājasya -
  • dharmarāja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ceṣṭitam -
  • ceṣṭita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ceṣṭita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ceṣṭitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ceṣṭ]
    ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ceṣṭ]
    ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ceṣṭ]
    ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ceṣṭ]
    ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ceṣṭ], [accusative single from √ceṣṭ]
  • Line 3: “yacchrutvā yamadūtānāṃ na bhayaṃ vidyate kvacit
  • yacch -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • yamadūtānām -
  • yamadūta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vidyate -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acit -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 3.2.4.1

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 3.2.4.1 in Bengali sript:
ব্যাস উবাচ ।
অতঃ পরং প্রবক্ষ্যামি ধর্মরাজস্য চেষ্টিতম্ ।
যচ্ছ্রুত্বা যমদূতানাং ন ভযং বিদ্যতে ক্বচিত্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 3.2.4.1 in Kannada sript:
ವ್ಯಾಸ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅತಃ ಪರಂ ಪ್ರವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಧರ್ಮರಾಜಸ್ಯ ಚೇಷ್ಟಿತಮ್ ।
ಯಚ್ಛ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಯಮದೂತಾನಾಂ ನ ಭಯಂ ವಿದ್ಯತೇ ಕ್ವಚಿತ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.2.4.1 in Gujarati sript:
વ્યાસ ઉવાચ ।
અતઃ પરં પ્રવક્ષ્યામિ ધર્મરાજસ્ય ચેષ્ટિતમ્ ।
યચ્છ્રુત્વા યમદૂતાનાં ન ભયં વિદ્યતે ક્વચિત્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 3.2.4.1 in Malayalam sript:
വ്യാസ ഉവാച ।
അതഃ പരം പ്രവക്ഷ്യാമി ധര്മരാജസ്യ ചേഷ്ടിതമ് ।
യച്ഛ്രുത്വാ യമദൂതാനാം ന ഭയം വിദ്യതേ ക്വചിത് ॥ ൧ ॥

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