Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.1.13.42 (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 4.1.13.42

संत्यक्त ब्राह्मणाचारः संध्यास्नानपराङ्मुखः ।
निंदको वेदशास्त्राणां देवब्राह्मणनिंदकः ॥ ४२ ॥

saṃtyakta brāhmaṇācāraḥ saṃdhyāsnānaparāṅmukhaḥ |
niṃdako vedaśāstrāṇāṃ devabrāhmaṇaniṃdakaḥ || 42 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.1.13.42 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 (4.1.13.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Santyakta, Brahmanacara, Sandhi, Sandhin, Sandhya, Asnana, Paranmukha, Nindaka, Vedashastra, Devabrahmana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.1.13.42). 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: “saṃtyakta brāhmaṇācāraḥ saṃdhyāsnānaparāṅmukhaḥ
  • santyakta -
  • santyakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    santyakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • brāhmaṇācāraḥ -
  • brāhmaṇācāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sandhyā -
  • sandhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sandhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sandhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    sandhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    sandhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sandhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sandhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsnāna -
  • āsnāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parāṅmukhaḥ -
  • parāṅmukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “niṃdako vedaśāstrāṇāṃ devabrāhmaṇaniṃdakaḥ
  • nindako* -
  • nindaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vedaśāstrāṇām -
  • vedaśāstra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • devabrāhmaṇa -
  • devabrāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nindakaḥ -
  • nindaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.1.13.42

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 4.1.13.42 in Bengali sript:
সংত্যক্ত ব্রাহ্মণাচারঃ সংধ্যাস্নানপরাঙ্মুখঃ ।
নিংদকো বেদশাস্ত্রাণাং দেবব্রাহ্মণনিংদকঃ ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 4.1.13.42 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂತ್ಯಕ್ತ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಚಾರಃ ಸಂಧ್ಯಾಸ್ನಾನಪರಾಙ್ಮುಖಃ ।
ನಿಂದಕೋ ವೇದಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಾಂ ದೇವಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣನಿಂದಕಃ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.1.13.42 in Gujarati sript:
સંત્યક્ત બ્રાહ્મણાચારઃ સંધ્યાસ્નાનપરાઙ્મુખઃ ।
નિંદકો વેદશાસ્ત્રાણાં દેવબ્રાહ્મણનિંદકઃ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 4.1.13.42 in Malayalam sript:
സംത്യക്ത ബ്രാഹ്മണാചാരഃ സംധ്യാസ്നാനപരാങ്മുഖഃ ।
നിംദകോ വേദശാസ്ത്രാണാം ദേവബ്രാഹ്മണനിംദകഃ ॥ ൪൨ ॥

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