Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.24.13 (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 4.2.24.13

अपि वार्धकमासाद्य यैः काशी नैव शीलिता ।
मानुषे दुर्लभे नष्टे कुतस्तेषां महासुखम् ॥ १३ ॥

api vārdhakamāsādya yaiḥ kāśī naiva śīlitā |
mānuṣe durlabhe naṣṭe kutasteṣāṃ mahāsukham || 13 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.24.13 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 (4.2.24.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Api, Dah, Amasa, Yah, Yat, Kashi, Kashin, Naiva, Shilita, Manusha, Durlabha, Nashta, Nashti, Kutasta, Ish, Isha, Mahasukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.24.13). 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: “api vārdhakamāsādya yaiḥ kāśī naiva śīlitā
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vār -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • dhak -
  • dah (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dah (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • amāsād -
  • amāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    amāsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ya -
  • yaiḥ -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kāśī -
  • kāśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kāśi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kāśi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kāśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śīlitā -
  • śīlitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śīl -> śīlitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śīl class 10 verb], [nominative single from √śīl]
    śīl (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • Line 2: “mānuṣe durlabhe naṣṭe kutasteṣāṃ mahāsukham
  • mānuṣe -
  • mānuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mānuṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • durlabhe -
  • durlabha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    durlabha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    durlabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • naṣṭe -
  • naṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    naṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    naṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    naṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √naś class 1 verb], [locative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [locative single from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [locative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √naś class 1 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [locative single from √naś class 1 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb]
  • kutaste -
  • kutasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • iṣām -
  • iṣ (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahāsukham -
  • mahāsukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahāsukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.24.13

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 4.2.24.13 in Bengali sript:
অপি বার্ধকমাসাদ্য যৈঃ কাশী নৈব শীলিতা ।
মানুষে দুর্লভে নষ্টে কুতস্তেষাং মহাসুখম্ ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 4.2.24.13 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪಿ ವಾರ್ಧಕಮಾಸಾದ್ಯ ಯೈಃ ಕಾಶೀ ನೈವ ಶೀಲಿತಾ ।
ಮಾನುಷೇ ದುರ್ಲಭೇ ನಷ್ಟೇ ಕುತಸ್ತೇಷಾಂ ಮಹಾಸುಖಮ್ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.2.24.13 in Gujarati sript:
અપિ વાર્ધકમાસાદ્ય યૈઃ કાશી નૈવ શીલિતા ।
માનુષે દુર્લભે નષ્ટે કુતસ્તેષાં મહાસુખમ્ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 4.2.24.13 in Malayalam sript:
അപി വാര്ധകമാസാദ്യ യൈഃ കാശീ നൈവ ശീലിതാ ।
മാനുഷേ ദുര്ലഭേ നഷ്ടേ കുതസ്തേഷാം മഹാസുഖമ് ॥ ൧൩ ॥

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