Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.1.57.16 (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 5.1.57.16

एवं राजा स धर्मात्मा युगादिदेवसंज्ञितः ।
येनेयं पालिता पृथ्वी धर्मेण वर्धिताः प्रजाः ॥ १६ ॥

evaṃ rājā sa dharmātmā yugādidevasaṃjñitaḥ |
yeneyaṃ pālitā pṛthvī dharmeṇa vardhitāḥ prajāḥ || 16 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.1.57.16 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 (5.1.57.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Dharmatman, Yugadideva, Sanjnita, Yena, Yah, Yat, Iyam, Idam, Palita, Prithvi, Dharmena, Dharma, Vardhita, Praja, Prajas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.1.57.16). 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: “evaṃ rājā sa dharmātmā yugādidevasaṃjñitaḥ
  • 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]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmātmā -
  • dharmātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yugādideva -
  • yugādideva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sañjñitaḥ -
  • sañjñita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yeneyaṃ pālitā pṛthvī dharmeṇa vardhitāḥ prajāḥ
  • yene -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pālitā -
  • pālitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pāl -> pālitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √pāl class 10 verb]
    -> pālitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √]
  • pṛthvī -
  • pṛthvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • dharmeṇa -
  • dharmeṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dharma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vardhitāḥ -
  • vardhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vardhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vardh -> vardhita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vardh class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √vardh class 10 verb]
    vardh -> vardhitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vardh class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √vardh class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √vardh class 10 verb]
    vṛdh -> vardhita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛdh], [vocative plural from √vṛdh]
    vṛdh -> vardhitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛdh], [vocative plural from √vṛdh], [accusative plural from √vṛdh]
  • prajāḥ -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.1.57.16

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 5.1.57.16 in Bengali sript:
এবং রাজা স ধর্মাত্মা যুগাদিদেবসংজ্ঞিতঃ ।
যেনেযং পালিতা পৃথ্বী ধর্মেণ বর্ধিতাঃ প্রজাঃ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 5.1.57.16 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಂ ರಾಜಾ ಸ ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಮಾ ಯುಗಾದಿದೇವಸಂಜ್ಞಿತಃ ।
ಯೇನೇಯಂ ಪಾಲಿತಾ ಪೃಥ್ವೀ ಧರ್ಮೇಣ ವರ್ಧಿತಾಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.1.57.16 in Gujarati sript:
એવં રાજા સ ધર્માત્મા યુગાદિદેવસંજ્ઞિતઃ ।
યેનેયં પાલિતા પૃથ્વી ધર્મેણ વર્ધિતાઃ પ્રજાઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 5.1.57.16 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവം രാജാ സ ധര്മാത്മാ യുഗാദിദേവസംജ്ഞിതഃ ।
യേനേയം പാലിതാ പൃഥ്വീ ധര്മേണ വര്ധിതാഃ പ്രജാഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

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