Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.3.2.4 (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 3.3.2.4

आर्द्राणामपि शुष्काणामल्पानां महतामपि ।
एतदेव विनिर्दिष्टं प्रायश्चितमथोत्तमम् ॥ ४ ॥

ārdrāṇāmapi śuṣkāṇāmalpānāṃ mahatāmapi |
etadeva vinirdiṣṭaṃ prāyaścitamathottamam || 4 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.3.2.4 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 (3.3.2.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ardra, Api, Shushka, Alpa, Mahat, Mahata, Etad, Etada, Iva, Vinirdishta, Prayashcita, Atha, Atho, Uttamam, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.3.2.4). 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: “ārdrāṇāmapi śuṣkāṇāmalpānāṃ mahatāmapi
  • ārdrāṇām -
  • ārdra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ārdra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    ārdrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śuṣkāṇām -
  • śuṣka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śuṣka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śuṣkā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [genitive plural from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
    śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [genitive plural from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
    śuṣ -> śuṣkā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [genitive plural from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
  • alpānām -
  • alpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    alpā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • mahatām -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    mahatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “etadeva vinirdiṣṭaṃ prāyaścitamathottamam
  • etade -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    etadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vinirdiṣṭam -
  • vinirdiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vinirdiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vinirdiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāyaścitam -
  • prāyaścita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāyaścita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • atho -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atho (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 3.3.2.4

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 3.3.2.4 in Bengali sript:
আর্দ্রাণামপি শুষ্কাণামল্পানাং মহতামপি ।
এতদেব বিনির্দিষ্টং প্রাযশ্চিতমথোত্তমম্ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 3.3.2.4 in Kannada sript:
ಆರ್ದ್ರಾಣಾಮಪಿ ಶುಷ್ಕಾಣಾಮಲ್ಪಾನಾಂ ಮಹತಾಮಪಿ ।
ಏತದೇವ ವಿನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟಂ ಪ್ರಾಯಶ್ಚಿತಮಥೋತ್ತಮಮ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.3.2.4 in Gujarati sript:
આર્દ્રાણામપિ શુષ્કાણામલ્પાનાં મહતામપિ ।
એતદેવ વિનિર્દિષ્ટં પ્રાયશ્ચિતમથોત્તમમ્ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 3.3.2.4 in Malayalam sript:
ആര്ദ്രാണാമപി ശുഷ്കാണാമല്പാനാം മഹതാമപി ।
ഏതദേവ വിനിര്ദിഷ്ടം പ്രായശ്ചിതമഥോത്തമമ് ॥ ൪ ॥

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