Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.14.21 (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 4.2.14.21

शंभोर्वाक्यं विनिश्चित्य सर्वज्ञस्य कृपानिधेः ।
त्यक्त्वा कार्यांतरं विप्रा लिंगान्येव समर्चिषुः ॥ २१ ॥

śaṃbhorvākyaṃ viniścitya sarvajñasya kṛpānidheḥ |
tyaktvā kāryāṃtaraṃ viprā liṃgānyeva samarciṣuḥ || 21 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.14.21 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 (4.2.14.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shambhu, Vakya, Vinishcitya, Sarvajna, Kripanidhi, Karyantara, Vipra, Linga, Eva, Sama, Ric, Shu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.14.21). 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: “śaṃbhorvākyaṃ viniścitya sarvajñasya kṛpānidheḥ
  • śambhor -
  • śambhu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śambhu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • viniścitya -
  • viniścitya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viniścitya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvajñasya -
  • sarvajña (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sarvajña (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • kṛpānidheḥ -
  • kṛpānidhi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “tyaktvā kāryāṃtaraṃ viprā liṃgānyeva samarciṣuḥ
  • tyaktvā -
  • tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tyaj]
  • kāryāntaram -
  • kāryāntara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • viprā* -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viprā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • liṅgānye -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    liṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samar -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṛci -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ṣuḥ -
  • ṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.14.21

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 4.2.14.21 in Bengali sript:
শংভোর্বাক্যং বিনিশ্চিত্য সর্বজ্ঞস্য কৃপানিধেঃ ।
ত্যক্ত্বা কার্যাংতরং বিপ্রা লিংগান্যেব সমর্চিষুঃ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 4.2.14.21 in Kannada sript:
ಶಂಭೋರ್ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ವಿನಿಶ್ಚಿತ್ಯ ಸರ್ವಜ್ಞಸ್ಯ ಕೃಪಾನಿಧೇಃ ।
ತ್ಯಕ್ತ್ವಾ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಂತರಂ ವಿಪ್ರಾ ಲಿಂಗಾನ್ಯೇವ ಸಮರ್ಚಿಷುಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.2.14.21 in Gujarati sript:
શંભોર્વાક્યં વિનિશ્ચિત્ય સર્વજ્ઞસ્ય કૃપાનિધેઃ ।
ત્યક્ત્વા કાર્યાંતરં વિપ્રા લિંગાન્યેવ સમર્ચિષુઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 4.2.14.21 in Malayalam sript:
ശംഭോര്വാക്യം വിനിശ്ചിത്യ സര്വജ്ഞസ്യ കൃപാനിധേഃ ।
ത്യക്ത്വാ കാര്യാംതരം വിപ്രാ ലിംഗാന്യേവ സമര്ചിഷുഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

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