Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.1.26.4 (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 5.1.26.4

चतुर्विधः स वै विप्रो वृत्तिहीनो भविष्यति ।
एवमुक्त्वा ययौ ब्रह्मा वैराजं भवनोत्तमम् ॥ ४ ॥

caturvidhaḥ sa vai vipro vṛttihīno bhaviṣyati |
evamuktvā yayau brahmā vairājaṃ bhavanottamam || 4 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.1.26.4 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 (5.1.26.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Caturvidha, Vipra, Hina, Bhavishyat, Evam, Eva, Uktva, Yayi, Yayu, Brahma, Vairaja, Bhavana, Uttamam, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.1.26.4). 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: “caturvidhaḥ sa vai vipro vṛttihīno bhaviṣyati
  • caturvidhaḥ -
  • caturvidha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • vipro* -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛtti -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • hīno* -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • Line 2: “evamuktvā yayau brahmā vairājaṃ bhavanottamam
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uktvā -
  • uktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
  • yayau -
  • yayi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yayi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yayu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yayu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • brahmā* -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vairājam -
  • vairāja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vairāja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vairājā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavano -
  • bhavana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhavana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.1.26.4

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 5.1.26.4 in Bengali sript:
চতুর্বিধঃ স বৈ বিপ্রো বৃত্তিহীনো ভবিষ্যতি ।
এবমুক্ত্বা যযৌ ব্রহ্মা বৈরাজং ভবনোত্তমম্ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 5.1.26.4 in Kannada sript:
ಚತುರ್ವಿಧಃ ಸ ವೈ ವಿಪ್ರೋ ವೃತ್ತಿಹೀನೋ ಭವಿಷ್ಯತಿ ।
ಏವಮುಕ್ತ್ವಾ ಯಯೌ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ ವೈರಾಜಂ ಭವನೋತ್ತಮಮ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.1.26.4 in Gujarati sript:
ચતુર્વિધઃ સ વૈ વિપ્રો વૃત્તિહીનો ભવિષ્યતિ ।
એવમુક્ત્વા યયૌ બ્રહ્મા વૈરાજં ભવનોત્તમમ્ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 5.1.26.4 in Malayalam sript:
ചതുര്വിധഃ സ വൈ വിപ്രോ വൃത്തിഹീനോ ഭവിഷ്യതി ।
ഏവമുക്ത്വാ യയൌ ബ്രഹ്മാ വൈരാജം ഭവനോത്തമമ് ॥ ൪ ॥

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