Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.1.7.2 (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 5.1.7.2

किं मनुष्यैरुत स्त्रीभिः सिद्ध्यर्थं ह्याश्रमान्वितैः ।
वसद्भिः किमनुष्ठेयमेतत्सर्वं ब्रवीहि नः ॥ २ ॥

kiṃ manuṣyairuta strībhiḥ siddhyarthaṃ hyāśramānvitaiḥ |
vasadbhiḥ kimanuṣṭheyametatsarvaṃ bravīhi naḥ || 2 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.1.7.2 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 (5.1.7.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Manushya, Uta, Stri, Siddhyartham, Siddhyartha, Ashrama, Vita, Vasat, Anushtheya, Etad, Sarvam, Sarva, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.1.7.2). 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: “kiṃ manuṣyairuta strībhiḥ siddhyarthaṃ hyāśramānvitaiḥ
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • manuṣyair -
  • manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    manuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • uta -
  • uta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> uta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> uta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    u (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • strībhiḥ -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • siddhyartham -
  • siddhyartham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    siddhyartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    siddhyartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hyā -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • āśramān -
  • āśrama (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vitaiḥ -
  • vita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “vasadbhiḥ kimanuṣṭheyametatsarvaṃ bravīhi naḥ
  • vasadbhiḥ -
  • vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √vas class 1 verb]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anuṣṭheyam -
  • anuṣṭheya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anuṣṭheya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anuṣṭheyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bravīhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.1.7.2

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 5.1.7.2 in Bengali sript:
কিং মনুষ্যৈরুত স্ত্রীভিঃ সিদ্ধ্যর্থং হ্যাশ্রমান্বিতৈঃ ।
বসদ্ভিঃ কিমনুষ্ঠেযমেতত্সর্বং ব্রবীহি নঃ ॥ ২ ॥

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 5.1.7.2 in Kannada sript:
ಕಿಂ ಮನುಷ್ಯೈರುತ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಭಿಃ ಸಿದ್ಧ್ಯರ್ಥಂ ಹ್ಯಾಶ್ರಮಾನ್ವಿತೈಃ ।
ವಸದ್ಭಿಃ ಕಿಮನುಷ್ಠೇಯಮೇತತ್ಸರ್ವಂ ಬ್ರವೀಹಿ ನಃ ॥ ೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.1.7.2 in Gujarati sript:
કિં મનુષ્યૈરુત સ્ત્રીભિઃ સિદ્ધ્યર્થં હ્યાશ્રમાન્વિતૈઃ ।
વસદ્ભિઃ કિમનુષ્ઠેયમેતત્સર્વં બ્રવીહિ નઃ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 5.1.7.2 in Malayalam sript:
കിം മനുഷ്യൈരുത സ്ത്രീഭിഃ സിദ്ധ്യര്ഥം ഹ്യാശ്രമാന്വിതൈഃ ।
വസദ്ഭിഃ കിമനുഷ്ഠേയമേതത്സര്വം ബ്രവീഹി നഃ ॥ ൨ ॥

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