Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.2.26.17 (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 5.2.26.17

विना सोमेन चौषध्यो नष्टा देव महीतले ।
तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा विष्णुर्वचनमव्रवीत् ॥ १७ ॥

vinā somena cauṣadhyo naṣṭā deva mahītale |
teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā viṣṇurvacanamavravīt || 17 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.2.26.17 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 (5.2.26.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vina, Soma, Aushadhi, Nashta, Deva, Mahitala, Tad, Cana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.2.26.17). 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: “vinā somena cauṣadhyo naṣṭā deva mahītale
  • vinā -
  • vinā (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • somena -
  • soma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    soma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • cau -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • auṣadhyo* -
  • auṣadhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • naṣṭā* -
  • naṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    naṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 1 verb]
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mahītale -
  • mahītala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā viṣṇurvacanamavravīt
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tadva -
  • tadvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • canam -
  • cana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • Cannot analyse viṣṇurvacanamavravīt

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.2.26.17

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 5.2.26.17 in Bengali sript:
বিনা সোমেন চৌষধ্যো নষ্টা দেব মহীতলে ।
তেষাং তদ্বচনং শ্রুত্বা বিষ্ণুর্বচনমব্রবীত্ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 5.2.26.17 in Kannada sript:
ವಿನಾ ಸೋಮೇನ ಚೌಷಧ್ಯೋ ನಷ್ಟಾ ದೇವ ಮಹೀತಲೇ ।
ತೇಷಾಂ ತದ್ವಚನಂ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ವಿಷ್ಣುರ್ವಚನಮವ್ರವೀತ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.2.26.17 in Gujarati sript:
વિના સોમેન ચૌષધ્યો નષ્ટા દેવ મહીતલે ।
તેષાં તદ્વચનં શ્રુત્વા વિષ્ણુર્વચનમવ્રવીત્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 5.2.26.17 in Malayalam sript:
വിനാ സോമേന ചൌഷധ്യോ നഷ്ടാ ദേവ മഹീതലേ ।
തേഷാം തദ്വചനം ശ്രുത്വാ വിഷ്ണുര്വചനമവ്രവീത് ॥ ൧൭ ॥

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