Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.1.14 (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 4.2.1.14

किं गया गमनैः पुंसां किं श्राद्धैर्भूरिदक्षिणैः ।
यदि काश्यां यमे तीर्थे योगेस्मिञ्श्राद्धमाप्यते ॥ १४ ॥

kiṃ gayā gamanaiḥ puṃsāṃ kiṃ śrāddhairbhūridakṣiṇaiḥ |
yadi kāśyāṃ yame tīrthe yogesmiñśrāddhamāpyate || 14 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.1.14 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 (4.2.1.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Gaya, Gamana, Pums, Shraddha, Bhuridakshina, Yadi, Yad, Kashi, Kashya, Yama, Tirtha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.1.14). 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: “kiṃ gayā gamanaiḥ puṃsāṃ kiṃ śrāddhairbhūridakṣiṇaiḥ
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gayā* -
  • gaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gamanaiḥ -
  • gamana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    gamana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • puṃsām -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrāddhair -
  • śrāddha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śrāddha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ -
  • bhūridakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhūridakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “yadi kāśyāṃ yame tīrthe yogesmiñśrāddhamāpyate
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kāśyām -
  • kāśi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kāśī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kāśyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kāś -> kāśyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √kāś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kāś class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kāś]
    kaś -> kāśyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
  • yame -
  • yamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tīrthe -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse yogesmiñśrāddhamāpyate

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.1.14

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 4.2.1.14 in Bengali sript:
কিং গযা গমনৈঃ পুংসাং কিং শ্রাদ্ধৈর্ভূরিদক্ষিণৈঃ ।
যদি কাশ্যাং যমে তীর্থে যোগেস্মিঞ্শ্রাদ্ধমাপ্যতে ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 4.2.1.14 in Kannada sript:
ಕಿಂ ಗಯಾ ಗಮನೈಃ ಪುಂಸಾಂ ಕಿಂ ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧೈರ್ಭೂರಿದಕ್ಷಿಣೈಃ ।
ಯದಿ ಕಾಶ್ಯಾಂ ಯಮೇ ತೀರ್ಥೇ ಯೋಗೇಸ್ಮಿಞ್ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧಮಾಪ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.2.1.14 in Gujarati sript:
કિં ગયા ગમનૈઃ પુંસાં કિં શ્રાદ્ધૈર્ભૂરિદક્ષિણૈઃ ।
યદિ કાશ્યાં યમે તીર્થે યોગેસ્મિઞ્શ્રાદ્ધમાપ્યતે ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 4.2.1.14 in Malayalam sript:
കിം ഗയാ ഗമനൈഃ പുംസാം കിം ശ്രാദ്ധൈര്ഭൂരിദക്ഷിണൈഃ ।
യദി കാശ്യാം യമേ തീര്ഥേ യോഗേസ്മിഞ്ശ്രാദ്ധമാപ്യതേ ॥ ൧൪ ॥

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