Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.2.11.11 (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 5.2.11.11

माऽवमन्यध्वमार्या हि श्रुतिर्व्यर्था महीतले ।
तपो न निंद्यं धर्मो वा श्रूयतामत्र कारणम् ॥ ११ ॥

mā'vamanyadhvamāryā hi śrutirvyarthā mahītale |
tapo na niṃdyaṃ dharmo vā śrūyatāmatra kāraṇam || 11 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.2.11.11 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 (5.2.11.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avamanya, Dhu, Amari, Shruti, Vyartha, Mahitala, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Nindya, Dharma, Atra, Karana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.2.11.11). 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: “mā'vamanyadhvamāryā hi śrutirvyarthā mahītale
  • mā' -
  • avamanya -
  • avamanya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dhva -
  • dhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • amāryā -
  • amāri (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śrutir -
  • śruti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyarthā* -
  • vyartha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vyarthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahītale -
  • mahītala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “tapo na niṃdyaṃ dharmo śrūyatāmatra kāraṇam
  • tapo* -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nindyam -
  • nindya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nindya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nindyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    nind -> nindya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √nind class 1 verb]
    nind -> nindya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √nind class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nind class 1 verb]
  • dharmo* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śrūyatām -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāraṇam -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.2.11.11

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 5.2.11.11 in Bengali sript:
মাঽবমন্যধ্বমার্যা হি শ্রুতির্ব্যর্থা মহীতলে ।
তপো ন নিংদ্যং ধর্মো বা শ্রূযতামত্র কারণম্ ॥ ১১ ॥

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 5.2.11.11 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾಽವಮನ್ಯಧ್ವಮಾರ್ಯಾ ಹಿ ಶ್ರುತಿರ್ವ್ಯರ್ಥಾ ಮಹೀತಲೇ ।
ತಪೋ ನ ನಿಂದ್ಯಂ ಧರ್ಮೋ ವಾ ಶ್ರೂಯತಾಮತ್ರ ಕಾರಣಮ್ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.2.11.11 in Gujarati sript:
માઽવમન્યધ્વમાર્યા હિ શ્રુતિર્વ્યર્થા મહીતલે ।
તપો ન નિંદ્યં ધર્મો વા શ્રૂયતામત્ર કારણમ્ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 5.2.11.11 in Malayalam sript:
മാഽവമന്യധ്വമാര്യാ ഹി ശ്രുതിര്വ്യര്ഥാ മഹീതലേ ।
തപോ ന നിംദ്യം ധര്മോ വാ ശ്രൂയതാമത്ര കാരണമ് ॥ ൧൧ ॥

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