Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.36.6 (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 4.2.36.6

स्वलिंगाराधनासक्तो नाद्यापि त्वष्टृनंदनः ।
काशीं त्यजति मेधावी सर्वदेव प्रियं चरन् ॥ ६ ॥

svaliṃgārādhanāsakto nādyāpi tvaṣṭṛnaṃdanaḥ |
kāśīṃ tyajati medhāvī sarvadeva priyaṃ caran || 6 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.36.6 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 (4.2.36.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svalinga, Aradhana, Asakta, Nadi, Nadin, Nadya, Api, Nandana, Kashi, Tyajat, Medhavin, Medhavi, Sarvadeva, Priyam, Pri, Priya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.36.6). 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: “svaliṃgārādhanāsakto nādyāpi tvaṣṭṛnaṃdanaḥ
  • svaliṅgā -
  • svaliṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svaliṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svaliṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārādhanā -
  • ārādhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārādhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārādhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asakto* -
  • asakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nādyā -
  • nādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    nādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    nādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √nad]
    nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √nad]
    nad -> nādya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √nad]
    nādī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    nādī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    nādī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nādyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nad]
    nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √nad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nad]
    nad -> nādyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √nad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √nad]
  • āpi -
  • āpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tvaṣṭṛ -
  • tvaṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nandanaḥ -
  • nandana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kāśīṃ tyajati medhāvī sarvadeva priyaṃ caran
  • kāśīm -
  • kāśī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tyajati -
  • tyaj -> tyajat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • medhāvī -
  • medhāvī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    medhāvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    medhāvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvadeva -
  • sarvadeva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • priyam -
  • priyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse caran

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.36.6

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 4.2.36.6 in Bengali sript:
স্বলিংগারাধনাসক্তো নাদ্যাপি ত্বষ্টৃনংদনঃ ।
কাশীং ত্যজতি মেধাবী সর্বদেব প্রিযং চরন্ ॥ ৬ ॥

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 4.2.36.6 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವಲಿಂಗಾರಾಧನಾಸಕ್ತೋ ನಾದ್ಯಾಪಿ ತ್ವಷ್ಟೃನಂದನಃ ।
ಕಾಶೀಂ ತ್ಯಜತಿ ಮೇಧಾವೀ ಸರ್ವದೇವ ಪ್ರಿಯಂ ಚರನ್ ॥ ೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.2.36.6 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વલિંગારાધનાસક્તો નાદ્યાપિ ત્વષ્ટૃનંદનઃ ।
કાશીં ત્યજતિ મેધાવી સર્વદેવ પ્રિયં ચરન્ ॥ ૬ ॥

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 4.2.36.6 in Malayalam sript:
സ്വലിംഗാരാധനാസക്തോ നാദ്യാപി ത്വഷ്ടൃനംദനഃ ।
കാശീം ത്യജതി മേധാവീ സര്വദേവ പ്രിയം ചരന് ॥ ൬ ॥

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