Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.17.17 (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 4.2.17.17

शिशुक्रीडनकं हित्वा हित्वा रत्नेश्वरार्चनम् ।
पित्रोः स्वाधीन सच्चेष्टा इष्टं विद्मो न किंचन ॥ १७ ॥

śiśukrīḍanakaṃ hitvā hitvā ratneśvarārcanam |
pitroḥ svādhīna sacceṣṭā iṣṭaṃ vidmo na kiṃcana || 17 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.17.17 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 (4.2.17.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shishu, Kridanaka, Hitva, Hitvan, Ratneshvara, Arcana, Pitri, Svadhina, Sat, Sad, Ceshta, Ishtam, Ishta, Kincana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.17.17). 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: “śiśukrīḍanakaṃ hitvā hitvā ratneśvarārcanam
  • śiśu -
  • śiśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śiśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śiśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • krīḍanakam -
  • krīḍanaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    krīḍanaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hitvā -
  • hitvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    hi -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √hi]
    hitvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hitvā -
  • hitvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    hi -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √hi]
    hitvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ratneśvarā -
  • ratneśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ratneśvara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arcanam -
  • arcana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arcana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arcanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “pitroḥ svādhīna sacceṣṭā iṣṭaṃ vidmo na kiṃcana
  • pitroḥ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • svādhīna -
  • svādhīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svādhīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sac -
  • sat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ceṣṭā* -
  • ceṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ceṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iṣṭam -
  • iṣṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    iṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    iṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    iṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
  • vidmo* -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kiñcana -
  • kiñcana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kiñcana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.17.17

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 4.2.17.17 in Bengali sript:
শিশুক্রীডনকং হিত্বা হিত্বা রত্নেশ্বরার্চনম্ ।
পিত্রোঃ স্বাধীন সচ্চেষ্টা ইষ্টং বিদ্মো ন কিংচন ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 4.2.17.17 in Kannada sript:
ಶಿಶುಕ್ರೀಡನಕಂ ಹಿತ್ವಾ ಹಿತ್ವಾ ರತ್ನೇಶ್ವರಾರ್ಚನಮ್ ।
ಪಿತ್ರೋಃ ಸ್ವಾಧೀನ ಸಚ್ಚೇಷ್ಟಾ ಇಷ್ಟಂ ವಿದ್ಮೋ ನ ಕಿಂಚನ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.2.17.17 in Gujarati sript:
શિશુક્રીડનકં હિત્વા હિત્વા રત્નેશ્વરાર્ચનમ્ ।
પિત્રોઃ સ્વાધીન સચ્ચેષ્ટા ઇષ્ટં વિદ્મો ન કિંચન ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 4.2.17.17 in Malayalam sript:
ശിശുക്രീഡനകം ഹിത്വാ ഹിത്വാ രത്നേശ്വരാര്ചനമ് ।
പിത്രോഃ സ്വാധീന സച്ചേഷ്ടാ ഇഷ്ടം വിദ്മോ ന കിംചന ॥ ൧൭ ॥

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