Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.2.29.30 (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 5.2.29.30

न गता ब्रह्महत्या मे कृतो धर्मो निरर्थकः ।
मिथ्या तत्कथ्यते शास्त्रे तीर्थदानादिभिः शुभैः ।
यदि स्यात्सत्यमेतच्च नष्टं जातं कथं मम ॥ ३० ॥

na gatā brahmahatyā me kṛto dharmo nirarthakaḥ |
mithyā tatkathyate śāstre tīrthadānādibhiḥ śubhaiḥ |
yadi syātsatyametacca naṣṭaṃ jātaṃ kathaṃ mama || 30 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.2.29.30 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 (5.2.29.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gata, Brahmahatya, Asmad, Krit, Krita, Dharma, Nirarthaka, Mithya, Tat, Tad, Shastri, Shastra, Tirtha, Dana, Shubha, Yadi, Yad, Syat, Sya, Satyam, Satya, Etad, Nashta, Jata, Katham, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.2.29.30). 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: “na gatā brahmahatyā me kṛto dharmo nirarthakaḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gatā* -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brahmahatyā* -
  • brahmahatyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    brahmahatya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • kṛto* -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • dharmo* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nirarthakaḥ -
  • nirarthaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mithyā tatkathyate śāstre tīrthadānādibhiḥ śubhaiḥ
  • mithyā -
  • mithyā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kathyate -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • śāstre -
  • śāstṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tīrtha -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dānād -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ibhiḥ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śubhaiḥ -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 3: “yadi syātsatyametacca naṣṭaṃ jātaṃ kathaṃ mama
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • etac -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naṣṭam -
  • naṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    naṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    naṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb]
  • jātam -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.2.29.30

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 5.2.29.30 in Bengali sript:
ন গতা ব্রহ্মহত্যা মে কৃতো ধর্মো নিরর্থকঃ ।
মিথ্যা তত্কথ্যতে শাস্ত্রে তীর্থদানাদিভিঃ শুভৈঃ ।
যদি স্যাত্সত্যমেতচ্চ নষ্টং জাতং কথং মম ॥ ৩০ ॥

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 5.2.29.30 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಗತಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಹತ್ಯಾ ಮೇ ಕೃತೋ ಧರ್ಮೋ ನಿರರ್ಥಕಃ ।
ಮಿಥ್ಯಾ ತತ್ಕಥ್ಯತೇ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರೇ ತೀರ್ಥದಾನಾದಿಭಿಃ ಶುಭೈಃ ।
ಯದಿ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ಸತ್ಯಮೇತಚ್ಚ ನಷ್ಟಂ ಜಾತಂ ಕಥಂ ಮಮ ॥ ೩೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.2.29.30 in Gujarati sript:
ન ગતા બ્રહ્મહત્યા મે કૃતો ધર્મો નિરર્થકઃ ।
મિથ્યા તત્કથ્યતે શાસ્ત્રે તીર્થદાનાદિભિઃ શુભૈઃ ।
યદિ સ્યાત્સત્યમેતચ્ચ નષ્ટં જાતં કથં મમ ॥ ૩૦ ॥

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 5.2.29.30 in Malayalam sript:
ന ഗതാ ബ്രഹ്മഹത്യാ മേ കൃതോ ധര്മോ നിരര്ഥകഃ ।
മിഥ്യാ തത്കഥ്യതേ ശാസ്ത്രേ തീര്ഥദാനാദിഭിഃ ശുഭൈഃ ।
യദി സ്യാത്സത്യമേതച്ച നഷ്ടം ജാതം കഥം മമ ॥ ൩൦ ॥

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