Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.31.14 (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 4.2.31.14

बृहस्पतेरिति वचो निशम्य स सहस्रदृक् ।
आयाद्द्रुततरं काशीं महापातकघातुकाम् ॥ १४ ॥

bṛhaspateriti vaco niśamya sa sahasradṛk |
āyāddrutataraṃ kāśīṃ mahāpātakaghātukām || 14 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.31.14 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 (4.2.31.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brihaspati, Rit, Vaca, Vacas, Nisham, Nisha, Sahasradrish, Aya, Ayat, Drutatara, Kashi, Mahapataka, Ghatuka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.31.14). 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: “bṛhaspateriti vaco niśamya sa sahasradṛk
  • bṛhaspater -
  • bṛhaspati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • riti -
  • rit (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rit (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vaco* -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • niśam -
  • niśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    niśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ya -
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sahasradṛk -
  • sahasradṛś (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sahasradṛś (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “āyāddrutataraṃ kāśīṃ mahāpātakaghātukām
  • āyād -
  • āya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    āyāt (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    āyāt (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āyāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • drutataram -
  • drutatara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    drutatara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    drutatarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kāśīm -
  • kāśī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahāpātaka -
  • mahāpātaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghātukām -
  • ghātukā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.31.14

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 4.2.31.14 in Bengali sript:
বৃহস্পতেরিতি বচো নিশম্য স সহস্রদৃক্ ।
আযাদ্দ্রুততরং কাশীং মহাপাতকঘাতুকাম্ ॥ 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 4.2.31.14 in Kannada sript:
ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತೇರಿತಿ ವಚೋ ನಿಶಮ್ಯ ಸ ಸಹಸ್ರದೃಕ್ ।
ಆಯಾದ್ದ್ರುತತರಂ ಕಾಶೀಂ ಮಹಾಪಾತಕಘಾತುಕಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.2.31.14 in Gujarati sript:
બૃહસ્પતેરિતિ વચો નિશમ્ય સ સહસ્રદૃક્ ।
આયાદ્દ્રુતતરં કાશીં મહાપાતકઘાતુકામ્ ॥ 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 4.2.31.14 in Malayalam sript:
ബൃഹസ്പതേരിതി വചോ നിശമ്യ സ സഹസ്രദൃക് ।
ആയാദ്ദ്രുതതരം കാശീം മഹാപാതകഘാതുകാമ് ॥ ൧൪ ॥

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