Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.1.50.96 (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 4.1.50.96

न बलं प्रभवेदत्र न किंचिदपि पौरुषम् ।
अहो प्रयत्नो देवानामेतत्पीयूषरक्षणे ॥ ९६ ॥

na balaṃ prabhavedatra na kiṃcidapi pauruṣam |
aho prayatno devānāmetatpīyūṣarakṣaṇe || 96 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.1.50.96 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 (4.1.50.96). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bala, Prabhava, Prabhu, Datra, Kincid, Kincit, Api, Paurusha, Ahu, Prayatna, Deva, Etad, Piyusha, Rakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.1.50.96). 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: “na balaṃ prabhavedatra na kiṃcidapi pauruṣam
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prabhave -
  • prabhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prabhava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prabhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • datra -
  • datra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    datra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kiñcid -
  • kiñcid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kiñcit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pauruṣam -
  • pauruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pauruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “aho prayatno devānāmetatpīyūṣarakṣaṇe
  • aho -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • prayatno* -
  • prayatna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • devānām -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pīyūṣa -
  • pīyūṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pīyūṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rakṣaṇe -
  • rakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.1.50.96

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 4.1.50.96 in Bengali sript:
ন বলং প্রভবেদত্র ন কিংচিদপি পৌরুষম্ ।
অহো প্রযত্নো দেবানামেতত্পীযূষরক্ষণে ॥ ৯৬ ॥

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 4.1.50.96 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಬಲಂ ಪ್ರಭವೇದತ್ರ ನ ಕಿಂಚಿದಪಿ ಪೌರುಷಮ್ ।
ಅಹೋ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನೋ ದೇವಾನಾಮೇತತ್ಪೀಯೂಷರಕ್ಷಣೇ ॥ ೯೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.1.50.96 in Gujarati sript:
ન બલં પ્રભવેદત્ર ન કિંચિદપિ પૌરુષમ્ ।
અહો પ્રયત્નો દેવાનામેતત્પીયૂષરક્ષણે ॥ ૯૬ ॥

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 4.1.50.96 in Malayalam sript:
ന ബലം പ്രഭവേദത്ര ന കിംചിദപി പൌരുഷമ് ।
അഹോ പ്രയത്നോ ദേവാനാമേതത്പീയൂഷരക്ഷണേ ॥ ൯൬ ॥

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