Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.3.3.120 (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 3.3.3.120

अथापि नरकावासं प्रायशो नेयमर्हति ।
किंतु गोवत्सकं हत्वा विमृश्यागतसाध्वसा ॥ १२० ॥

athāpi narakāvāsaṃ prāyaśo neyamarhati |
kiṃtu govatsakaṃ hatvā vimṛśyāgatasādhvasā || 120 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.3.3.120 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 (3.3.3.120). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Athapi, Narakavasa, Prayashah, Neya, Arhat, Kim, Govatsaka, Vimrishya, Agatasadhvasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.3.3.120). 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: “athāpi narakāvāsaṃ prāyaśo neyamarhati
  • athāpi -
  • athāpi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • narakāvāsam -
  • narakāvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • prāyaśo* -
  • prāyaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • neyam -
  • neya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    neya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    neyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> neya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> neya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • arhati -
  • arhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arhat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “kiṃtu govatsakaṃ hatvā vimṛśyāgatasādhvasā
  • kin -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • govatsakam -
  • govatsaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • hatvā -
  • han -> hatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
    han -> hatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
  • vimṛśyā -
  • vimṛśya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vimṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vimṛśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vimṛśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āgatasādhvasā -
  • āgatasādhvasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 3.3.3.120

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 3.3.3.120 in Bengali sript:
অথাপি নরকাবাসং প্রাযশো নেযমর্হতি ।
কিংতু গোবত্সকং হত্বা বিমৃশ্যাগতসাধ্বসা ॥ ১২০ ॥

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 3.3.3.120 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥಾಪಿ ನರಕಾವಾಸಂ ಪ್ರಾಯಶೋ ನೇಯಮರ್ಹತಿ ।
ಕಿಂತು ಗೋವತ್ಸಕಂ ಹತ್ವಾ ವಿಮೃಶ್ಯಾಗತಸಾಧ್ವಸಾ ॥ ೧೨೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.3.3.120 in Gujarati sript:
અથાપિ નરકાવાસં પ્રાયશો નેયમર્હતિ ।
કિંતુ ગોવત્સકં હત્વા વિમૃશ્યાગતસાધ્વસા ॥ ૧૨૦ ॥

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 3.3.3.120 in Malayalam sript:
അഥാപി നരകാവാസം പ്രായശോ നേയമര്ഹതി ।
കിംതു ഗോവത്സകം ഹത്വാ വിമൃശ്യാഗതസാധ്വസാ ॥ ൧൨൦ ॥

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