Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.2.39.17 (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 3.2.39.17

न नाकं लभते सोऽथ सदा ब्रह्मस्वहारकः ।
यदा वराटिकां चैव ब्राह्मणस्य हरंति ये ॥ १७ ॥

na nākaṃ labhate so'tha sadā brahmasvahārakaḥ |
yadā varāṭikāṃ caiva brāhmaṇasya haraṃti ye || 17 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.2.39.17 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 (3.2.39.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naka, Labhat, Sah, Atha, Sada, Brahmasva, Haraka, Yada, Yad, Varatika, Brahmana, Harat, Haranti, Yah, Yat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.2.39.17). 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: “na nākaṃ labhate so'tha sadā brahmasvahārakaḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nākam -
  • nāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nākā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • labhate -
  • labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brahmasva -
  • brahmasva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • hārakaḥ -
  • hāraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yadā varāṭikāṃ caiva brāhmaṇasya haraṃti ye
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • varāṭikām -
  • varāṭikā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • brāhmaṇasya -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • haranti -
  • harantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    harantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    harantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> harantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 3.2.39.17

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 3.2.39.17 in Bengali sript:
ন নাকং লভতে সোঽথ সদা ব্রহ্মস্বহারকঃ ।
যদা বরাটিকাং চৈব ব্রাহ্মণস্য হরংতি যে ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 3.2.39.17 in Kannada sript:
ನ ನಾಕಂ ಲಭತೇ ಸೋಽಥ ಸದಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಸ್ವಹಾರಕಃ ।
ಯದಾ ವರಾಟಿಕಾಂ ಚೈವ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಸ್ಯ ಹರಂತಿ ಯೇ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.2.39.17 in Gujarati sript:
ન નાકં લભતે સોઽથ સદા બ્રહ્મસ્વહારકઃ ।
યદા વરાટિકાં ચૈવ બ્રાહ્મણસ્ય હરંતિ યે ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 3.2.39.17 in Malayalam sript:
ന നാകം ലഭതേ സോഽഥ സദാ ബ്രഹ്മസ്വഹാരകഃ ।
യദാ വരാടികാം ചൈവ ബ്രാഹ്മണസ്യ ഹരംതി യേ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

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