Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.1.8.24 (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 4.1.8.24

ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रयच्छंति गीतं गायंत्यहर्निशम् ।
श्रुतावेव मनस्तेषां नाट्यशास्त्रकृतश्रमाः ॥ २४ ॥

brāhmaṇebhyaḥ prayacchaṃti gītaṃ gāyaṃtyaharniśam |
śrutāveva manasteṣāṃ nāṭyaśāstrakṛtaśramāḥ || 24 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.1.8.24 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 (4.1.8.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmana, Prayat, Shanti, Gita, Gayanti, Gayat, Aharnisha, Shrut, Shruta, Shruti, Eva, Mana, Manas, Tad, Natyashastra, Kritashrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.1.8.24). 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: “brāhmaṇebhyaḥ prayacchaṃti gītaṃ gāyaṃtyaharniśam
  • brāhmaṇebhyaḥ -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • prayacch -
  • pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
  • śanti -
  • śanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śanti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • gītam -
  • gīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gāyantya -
  • gāyantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    gāyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • aharniśam -
  • aharniśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “śrutāveva manasteṣāṃ nāṭyaśāstrakṛtaśramāḥ
  • śrutāve -
  • śrut (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śruta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śruti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √śru class 5 verb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manas -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • nāṭyaśāstra -
  • nāṭyaśāstra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtaśramāḥ -
  • kṛtaśrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛtaśramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.1.8.24

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 4.1.8.24 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণেভ্যঃ প্রযচ্ছংতি গীতং গাযংত্যহর্নিশম্ ।
শ্রুতাবেব মনস্তেষাং নাট্যশাস্ত্রকৃতশ্রমাঃ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 4.1.8.24 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೇಭ್ಯಃ ಪ್ರಯಚ್ಛಂತಿ ಗೀತಂ ಗಾಯಂತ್ಯಹರ್ನಿಶಮ್ ।
ಶ್ರುತಾವೇವ ಮನಸ್ತೇಷಾಂ ನಾಟ್ಯಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಕೃತಶ್ರಮಾಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.1.8.24 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મણેભ્યઃ પ્રયચ્છંતિ ગીતં ગાયંત્યહર્નિશમ્ ।
શ્રુતાવેવ મનસ્તેષાં નાટ્યશાસ્ત્રકૃતશ્રમાઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 4.1.8.24 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രാഹ്മണേഭ്യഃ പ്രയച്ഛംതി ഗീതം ഗായംത്യഹര്നിശമ് ।
ശ്രുതാവേവ മനസ്തേഷാം നാട്യശാസ്ത്രകൃതശ്രമാഃ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

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