Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.1.17.28 (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 4.1.17.28

वेदवेदार्थतत्त्वज्ञः कलासु कुशलोऽमलः ।
पारदृश्वा तु सर्वेषां शास्त्राणां नीतिवित्तमः ॥ २८ ॥

vedavedārthatattvajñaḥ kalāsu kuśalo'malaḥ |
pāradṛśvā tu sarveṣāṃ śāstrāṇāṃ nītivittamaḥ || 28 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.1.17.28 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 (4.1.17.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Veda, Vedartha, Tattvajna, Kala, Kushala, Amala, Paradrishvan, Sarva, Shastra, Nitivid, Tama, Tamas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.1.17.28). 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: “vedavedārthatattvajñaḥ kalāsu kuśalo'malaḥ
  • veda -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • vedārtha -
  • vedārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tattvajñaḥ -
  • tattvajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kalāsu -
  • kalā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • kuśalo' -
  • kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • amalaḥ -
  • amala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 2: “pāradṛśvā tu sarveṣāṃ śāstrāṇāṃ nītivittamaḥ
  • pāradṛśvā -
  • pāradṛśvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sarveṣām -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • śāstrāṇām -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • nītivit -
  • nītivid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    nītivid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tamaḥ -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.1.17.28

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 4.1.17.28 in Bengali sript:
বেদবেদার্থতত্ত্বজ্ঞঃ কলাসু কুশলোঽমলঃ ।
পারদৃশ্বা তু সর্বেষাং শাস্ত্রাণাং নীতিবিত্তমঃ ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 4.1.17.28 in Kannada sript:
ವೇದವೇದಾರ್ಥತತ್ತ್ವಜ್ಞಃ ಕಲಾಸು ಕುಶಲೋಽಮಲಃ ।
ಪಾರದೃಶ್ವಾ ತು ಸರ್ವೇಷಾಂ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಾಂ ನೀತಿವಿತ್ತಮಃ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.1.17.28 in Gujarati sript:
વેદવેદાર્થતત્ત્વજ્ઞઃ કલાસુ કુશલોઽમલઃ ।
પારદૃશ્વા તુ સર્વેષાં શાસ્ત્રાણાં નીતિવિત્તમઃ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 4.1.17.28 in Malayalam sript:
വേദവേദാര്ഥതത്ത്വജ്ഞഃ കലാസു കുശലോഽമലഃ ।
പാരദൃശ്വാ തു സര്വേഷാം ശാസ്ത്രാണാം നീതിവിത്തമഃ ॥ ൨൮ ॥

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