Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.2.6.81 (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 3.2.6.81

ब्राह्मणः स च वै याति नरकानेकविंशतिम् ।
अकालमेघस्तनिते वर्षर्तौ पांसुवर्षणे ॥ ८१ ॥

brāhmaṇaḥ sa ca vai yāti narakānekaviṃśatim |
akālameghastanite varṣartau pāṃsuvarṣaṇe || 81 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.2.6.81 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 (3.2.6.81). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmana, Yat, Yati, Naraka, Ekavimshati, Akalamegha, Tanita, Varshartu, Pamsuvarsha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.2.6.81). 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: “brāhmaṇaḥ sa ca vai yāti narakānekaviṃśatim
  • brāhmaṇaḥ -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • yāti -
  • yāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • narakān -
  • naraka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ekaviṃśatim -
  • ekaviṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “akālameghastanite varṣartau pāṃsuvarṣaṇe
  • akālameghas -
  • akālamegha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tanite -
  • tan -> tanita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tan class 10 verb]
    tan -> tanita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √tan class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 10 verb], [locative single from √tan class 10 verb]
    tan -> tanitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √tan class 10 verb], [vocative single from √tan class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 10 verb]
  • varṣartau -
  • varṣartu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pāṃsuvarṣa -
  • pāṃsuvarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāṃsuvarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṇe -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 3.2.6.81

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 3.2.6.81 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণঃ স চ বৈ যাতি নরকানেকবিংশতিম্ ।
অকালমেঘস্তনিতে বর্ষর্তৌ পাংসুবর্ষণে ॥ ৮১ ॥

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 3.2.6.81 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಃ ಸ ಚ ವೈ ಯಾತಿ ನರಕಾನೇಕವಿಂಶತಿಮ್ ।
ಅಕಾಲಮೇಘಸ್ತನಿತೇ ವರ್ಷರ್ತೌ ಪಾಂಸುವರ್ಷಣೇ ॥ ೮೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.2.6.81 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મણઃ સ ચ વૈ યાતિ નરકાનેકવિંશતિમ્ ।
અકાલમેઘસ્તનિતે વર્ષર્તૌ પાંસુવર્ષણે ॥ ૮૧ ॥

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 3.2.6.81 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രാഹ്മണഃ സ ച വൈ യാതി നരകാനേകവിംശതിമ് ।
അകാലമേഘസ്തനിതേ വര്ഷര്തൌ പാംസുവര്ഷണേ ॥ ൮൧ ॥

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