Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.1.40.32 (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 4.1.40.32

अग्निहोत्रैर्न तच्छ्रेयो नाग्निष्टोमादिभिर्मखैः ।
यच्छ्रेयः प्राप्यते मर्त्यैर्द्विजे चैके प्रतिष्ठिते ॥ ३२ ॥

agnihotrairna tacchreyo nāgniṣṭomādibhirmakhaiḥ |
yacchreyaḥ prāpyate martyairdvije caike pratiṣṭhite || 32 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.1.40.32 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 (4.1.40.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Agnihotra, Tat, Tad, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Nri, Agnishtoma, Makha, Yat, Yad, Prapin, Prapya, Martya, Dvija, Aika, Pratishthita, Pratishthiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.1.40.32). 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: “agnihotrairna tacchreyo nāgniṣṭomādibhirmakhaiḥ
  • agnihotrair -
  • agnihotra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    agnihotra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śreyo* -
  • śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • agniṣṭomād -
  • agniṣṭoma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ibhir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • makhaiḥ -
  • makha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    makha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “yacchreyaḥ prāpyate martyairdvije caike pratiṣṭhite
  • yacch -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śreyaḥ -
  • śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
  • prāpya -
  • prāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    prāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ate -
  • martyair -
  • martya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    martya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dvije -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dvijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aike -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pratiṣṭhite -
  • pratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pratiṣṭhita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratiṣṭhiti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.1.40.32

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 4.1.40.32 in Bengali sript:
অগ্নিহোত্রৈর্ন তচ্ছ্রেযো নাগ্নিষ্টোমাদিভির্মখৈঃ ।
যচ্ছ্রেযঃ প্রাপ্যতে মর্ত্যৈর্দ্বিজে চৈকে প্রতিষ্ঠিতে ॥ ৩২ ॥

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 4.1.40.32 in Kannada sript:
ಅಗ್ನಿಹೋತ್ರೈರ್ನ ತಚ್ಛ್ರೇಯೋ ನಾಗ್ನಿಷ್ಟೋಮಾದಿಭಿರ್ಮಖೈಃ ।
ಯಚ್ಛ್ರೇಯಃ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯತೇ ಮರ್ತ್ಯೈರ್ದ್ವಿಜೇ ಚೈಕೇ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಿತೇ ॥ ೩೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.1.40.32 in Gujarati sript:
અગ્નિહોત્રૈર્ન તચ્છ્રેયો નાગ્નિષ્ટોમાદિભિર્મખૈઃ ।
યચ્છ્રેયઃ પ્રાપ્યતે મર્ત્યૈર્દ્વિજે ચૈકે પ્રતિષ્ઠિતે ॥ ૩૨ ॥

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 4.1.40.32 in Malayalam sript:
അഗ്നിഹോത്രൈര്ന തച്ഛ്രേയോ നാഗ്നിഷ്ടോമാദിഭിര്മഖൈഃ ।
യച്ഛ്രേയഃ പ്രാപ്യതേ മര്ത്യൈര്ദ്വിജേ ചൈകേ പ്രതിഷ്ഠിതേ ॥ ൩൨ ॥

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