Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.1.6.21 (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 5.1.6.21

द्वापरे धर्मशीला ये श्रुतवि ज्ञानशालिनः ।
कलौ तु शुद्धविज्ञानशालिनः शंकरं हरम् ॥ २१ ॥

dvāpare dharmaśīlā ye śrutavi jñānaśālinaḥ |
kalau tu śuddhavijñānaśālinaḥ śaṃkaraṃ haram || 21 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.1.6.21 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 (5.1.6.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvapara, Dharmashila, Yah, Yat, Shruta, Jnanashalin, Jnanashali, Kala, Kali, Shuddha, Vijnana, Shalin, Shankara, Hara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.1.6.21). 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: “dvāpare dharmaśīlā ye śrutavi jñānaśālinaḥ
  • dvāpare -
  • dvāpara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • dharmaśīlā* -
  • dharmaśīla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dharmaśīlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śruta -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jñānaśālinaḥ -
  • jñānaśālin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jñānaśālin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jñānaśālī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “kalau tu śuddhavijñānaśālinaḥ śaṃkaraṃ haram
  • kalau -
  • kala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kali (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śuddha -
  • śuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • vijñāna -
  • vijñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śālinaḥ -
  • śālin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śālin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śaṅkaram -
  • śaṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaṅkara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaṅkarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • haram -
  • hara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    harā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.1.6.21

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 5.1.6.21 in Bengali sript:
দ্বাপরে ধর্মশীলা যে শ্রুতবি জ্ঞানশালিনঃ ।
কলৌ তু শুদ্ধবিজ্ঞানশালিনঃ শংকরং হরম্ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 5.1.6.21 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವಾಪರೇ ಧರ್ಮಶೀಲಾ ಯೇ ಶ್ರುತವಿ ಜ್ಞಾನಶಾಲಿನಃ ।
ಕಲೌ ತು ಶುದ್ಧವಿಜ್ಞಾನಶಾಲಿನಃ ಶಂಕರಂ ಹರಮ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.1.6.21 in Gujarati sript:
દ્વાપરે ધર્મશીલા યે શ્રુતવિ જ્ઞાનશાલિનઃ ।
કલૌ તુ શુદ્ધવિજ્ઞાનશાલિનઃ શંકરં હરમ્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 5.1.6.21 in Malayalam sript:
ദ്വാപരേ ധര്മശീലാ യേ ശ്രുതവി ജ്ഞാനശാലിനഃ ।
കലൌ തു ശുദ്ധവിജ്ഞാനശാലിനഃ ശംകരം ഹരമ് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

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