Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.2.38.45 (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 3.2.38.45

विप्राज्ञाकारिणो लोकाः संजाताश्च यथा पुरा ।
विष्णुधर्मं परित्यज्य नान्यं जानंति ते वृषम् ॥ ४५ ॥

viprājñākāriṇo lokāḥ saṃjātāśca yathā purā |
viṣṇudharmaṃ parityajya nānyaṃ jānaṃti te vṛṣam || 45 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.2.38.45 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 (3.2.38.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Viprajna, Akarin, Loka, Sanjata, Yatha, Pura, Pur, Vishnudharma, Parityajya, Janat, Tad, Yushmad, Vrisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.2.38.45). 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: “viprājñākāriṇo lokāḥ saṃjātāśca yathā purā
  • viprājñā -
  • viprājñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akāriṇo* -
  • akārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    akārin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • lokāḥ -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sañjātāś -
  • sañjāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sañjātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “viṣṇudharmaṃ parityajya nānyaṃ jānaṃti te vṛṣam
  • viṣṇudharmam -
  • viṣṇudharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viṣṇudharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    viṣṇudharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • parityajya -
  • parityajya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nānya -
  • na (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • jānanti -
  • jānanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jānat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jñā -> jānat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active third plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vṛṣam -
  • vṛṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛṣan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vṛṣan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 3.2.38.45

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 3.2.38.45 in Bengali sript:
বিপ্রাজ্ঞাকারিণো লোকাঃ সংজাতাশ্চ যথা পুরা ।
বিষ্ণুধর্মং পরিত্যজ্য নান্যং জানংতি তে বৃষম্ ॥ ৪৫ ॥

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 3.2.38.45 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಪ್ರಾಜ್ಞಾಕಾರಿಣೋ ಲೋಕಾಃ ಸಂಜಾತಾಶ್ಚ ಯಥಾ ಪುರಾ ।
ವಿಷ್ಣುಧರ್ಮಂ ಪರಿತ್ಯಜ್ಯ ನಾನ್ಯಂ ಜಾನಂತಿ ತೇ ವೃಷಮ್ ॥ ೪೫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.2.38.45 in Gujarati sript:
વિપ્રાજ્ઞાકારિણો લોકાઃ સંજાતાશ્ચ યથા પુરા ।
વિષ્ણુધર્મં પરિત્યજ્ય નાન્યં જાનંતિ તે વૃષમ્ ॥ ૪૫ ॥

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 3.2.38.45 in Malayalam sript:
വിപ്രാജ്ഞാകാരിണോ ലോകാഃ സംജാതാശ്ച യഥാ പുരാ ।
വിഷ്ണുധര്മം പരിത്യജ്യ നാന്യം ജാനംതി തേ വൃഷമ് ॥ ൪൫ ॥

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