Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.45.60 (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 4.2.45.60

यं वै वेदो वेद नो नैव विष्णुर्नोवा वेधा नो मनो नैव वाणी ।
तं देवेशं मादृशः कोल्पमेधा याथात्म्याद्वै वेत्त्यहो विश्वनाथम् ॥ ६० ॥

yaṃ vai vedo veda no naiva viṣṇurnovā vedhā no mano naiva vāṇī |
taṃ deveśaṃ mādṛśaḥ kolpamedhā yāthātmyādvai vettyaho viśvanātham || 60 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.45.60 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 (4.2.45.60). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Veda, Vedas, Asmad, Naiva, Vishnu, Nri, Vedha, Vedhas, Mana, Manas, Vani, Vanin, Devesha, Madrish, Madrisha, Yathatmya, Ahan, Vishvanatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.45.60). 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: “yaṃ vai vedo veda no naiva viṣṇurnovā vedhā no mano naiva vāṇī
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • vedo* -
  • vedas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    veda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • veda -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • no* -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • viṣṇur -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • no -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • uvā* -
  • ū (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vedhā* -
  • vedha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vedhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vedhas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • no* -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • mano* -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vāṇī -
  • vāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vāṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “taṃ deveśaṃ mādṛśaḥ kolpamedhā yāthātmyādvai vettyaho viśvanātham
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • deveśam -
  • deveśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • mādṛśaḥ -
  • mādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mādṛś (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse kolpamedhā*yā
  • yāthātmyād -
  • yāthātmya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • vettya -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • aho* -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ahar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    has (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
  • viśvanātham -
  • viśvanātha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.45.60

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 4.2.45.60 in Bengali sript:
যং বৈ বেদো বেদ নো নৈব বিষ্ণুর্নোবা বেধা নো মনো নৈব বাণী ।
তং দেবেশং মাদৃশঃ কোল্পমেধা যাথাত্ম্যাদ্বৈ বেত্ত্যহো বিশ্বনাথম্ ॥ ৬০ ॥

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 4.2.45.60 in Kannada sript:
ಯಂ ವೈ ವೇದೋ ವೇದ ನೋ ನೈವ ವಿಷ್ಣುರ್ನೋವಾ ವೇಧಾ ನೋ ಮನೋ ನೈವ ವಾಣೀ ।
ತಂ ದೇವೇಶಂ ಮಾದೃಶಃ ಕೋಲ್ಪಮೇಧಾ ಯಾಥಾತ್ಮ್ಯಾದ್ವೈ ವೇತ್ತ್ಯಹೋ ವಿಶ್ವನಾಥಮ್ ॥ ೬೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.2.45.60 in Gujarati sript:
યં વૈ વેદો વેદ નો નૈવ વિષ્ણુર્નોવા વેધા નો મનો નૈવ વાણી ।
તં દેવેશં માદૃશઃ કોલ્પમેધા યાથાત્મ્યાદ્વૈ વેત્ત્યહો વિશ્વનાથમ્ ॥ ૬૦ ॥

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 4.2.45.60 in Malayalam sript:
യം വൈ വേദോ വേദ നോ നൈവ വിഷ്ണുര്നോവാ വേധാ നോ മനോ നൈവ വാണീ ।
തം ദേവേശം മാദൃശഃ കോല്പമേധാ യാഥാത്മ്യാദ്വൈ വേത്ത്യഹോ വിശ്വനാഥമ് ॥ ൬൦ ॥

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