Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.1.28.48 (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 4.1.28.48

आपृच्छि धर्मराजेन चित्रगुप्तोथ मापते ।
धर्माधर्मं विचार्यास्य कथयाशु द्विजन्मनः ॥ ४८ ॥

āpṛcchi dharmarājena citraguptotha māpate |
dharmādharmaṃ vicāryāsya kathayāśu dvijanmanaḥ || 48 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.1.28.48 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 (4.1.28.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shi, Dharmaraja, Citragupta, Mapa, Tad, Yushmad, Dharmadharma, Vicarin, Vicarya, Vicari, Asya, Katha, Ashu, Dvijanman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.1.28.48). 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: “āpṛcchi dharmarājena citraguptotha māpate
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pṛcch -
  • pṛt (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śi -
  • śi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    śī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dharmarājena -
  • dharmarāja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • citragupto -
  • citragupta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • utha -
  • u (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
  • māpa -
  • māpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “dharmādharmaṃ vicāryāsya kathayāśu dvijanmanaḥ
  • dharmādharmam -
  • dharmādharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vicāryā -
  • vicārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    vicārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vicārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vicārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vicārī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    vicārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    vicārī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vicāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsya -
  • āsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ās]
    ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ās]
    as -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √as]
    as -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √as]
    ās -> āsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ās]
    ās -> āsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ās]
    as -> āsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ās]
    ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ās]
    as -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √as]
    as -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √as]
  • kathayā -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kath (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āśu -
  • āśu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dvijanmanaḥ -
  • dvijanman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dvijanman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.1.28.48

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 4.1.28.48 in Bengali sript:
আপৃচ্ছি ধর্মরাজেন চিত্রগুপ্তোথ মাপতে ।
ধর্মাধর্মং বিচার্যাস্য কথযাশু দ্বিজন্মনঃ ॥ ৪৮ ॥

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 4.1.28.48 in Kannada sript:
ಆಪೃಚ್ಛಿ ಧರ್ಮರಾಜೇನ ಚಿತ್ರಗುಪ್ತೋಥ ಮಾಪತೇ ।
ಧರ್ಮಾಧರ್ಮಂ ವಿಚಾರ್ಯಾಸ್ಯ ಕಥಯಾಶು ದ್ವಿಜನ್ಮನಃ ॥ ೪೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.1.28.48 in Gujarati sript:
આપૃચ્છિ ધર્મરાજેન ચિત્રગુપ્તોથ માપતે ।
ધર્માધર્મં વિચાર્યાસ્ય કથયાશુ દ્વિજન્મનઃ ॥ ૪૮ ॥

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 4.1.28.48 in Malayalam sript:
ആപൃച്ഛി ധര്മരാജേന ചിത്രഗുപ്തോഥ മാപതേ ।
ധര്മാധര്മം വിചാര്യാസ്യ കഥയാശു ദ്വിജന്മനഃ ॥ ൪൮ ॥

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