Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.171.17 (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 5.3.171.17

ऋषय ऊचुः ।
केन कर्मविपाकेन इह जात्यन्तरं व्रजेत् ।
दानधर्मफलेनैव केन स्वर्गं च गच्छति ॥ १७ ॥

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ |
kena karmavipākena iha jātyantaraṃ vrajet |
dānadharmaphalenaiva kena svargaṃ ca gacchati || 17 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.171.17 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 (5.3.171.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rishi, Kena, Kah, Kim, Karmavipaka, Ina, Iha, Jati, Jatya, Antaram, Antara, Danadharma, Phala, Svarga, Gacchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.171.17). 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: “ṛṣaya ūcuḥ
  • ṛṣaya* -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ūcuḥ -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • Line 2: “kena karmavipākena iha jātyantaraṃ vrajet
  • kena -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • karmavipāke -
  • karmavipāka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • ina* -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jātya -
  • jāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jātī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jātya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jātya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • antaram -
  • antaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    antara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vrajet -
  • vraj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 3: “dānadharmaphalenaiva kena svargaṃ ca gacchati
  • dānadharma -
  • dānadharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalenai -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • kena -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • svargam -
  • svarga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svarga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svargā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gacchati -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.171.17

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 5.3.171.17 in Bengali sript:
ঋষয ঊচুঃ ।
কেন কর্মবিপাকেন ইহ জাত্যন্তরং ব্রজেত্ ।
দানধর্মফলেনৈব কেন স্বর্গং চ গচ্ছতি ॥ 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 5.3.171.17 in Kannada sript:
ಋಷಯ ಊಚುಃ ।
ಕೇನ ಕರ್ಮವಿಪಾಕೇನ ಇಹ ಜಾತ್ಯನ್ತರಂ ವ್ರಜೇತ್ ।
ದಾನಧರ್ಮಫಲೇನೈವ ಕೇನ ಸ್ವರ್ಗಂ ಚ ಗಚ್ಛತಿ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.171.17 in Gujarati sript:
ઋષય ઊચુઃ ।
કેન કર્મવિપાકેન ઇહ જાત્યન્તરં વ્રજેત્ ।
દાનધર્મફલેનૈવ કેન સ્વર્ગં ચ ગચ્છતિ ॥ 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 5.3.171.17 in Malayalam sript:
ഋഷയ ഊചുഃ ।
കേന കര്മവിപാകേന ഇഹ ജാത്യന്തരം വ്രജേത് ।
ദാനധര്മഫലേനൈവ കേന സ്വര്ഗം ച ഗച്ഛതി ॥ ൧൭ ॥

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