Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.229.23 (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 5.3.229.23

लेखापयित्वा सकलं नर्मदाचरितं शुभम् ।
उत्तमं सर्वशास्त्रेभ्यो यो ददाति द्विजन्मने ॥ २३ ॥

lekhāpayitvā sakalaṃ narmadācaritaṃ śubham |
uttamaṃ sarvaśāstrebhyo yo dadāti dvijanmane || 23 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.229.23 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 (5.3.229.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lekha, Sakala, Narmada, Acarita, Shubha, Shubh, Uttamam, Uttama, Sarvashastra, Yah, Dvijanman, Dvijanmana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.229.23). 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: “lekhāpayitvā sakalaṃ narmadācaritaṃ śubham
  • lekhā -
  • lekha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lekhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    lakh (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • āpayitvā -
  • āp -> āpayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √āp]
    i -> āpayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
  • sakalam -
  • sakala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sakala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sakalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • narmadā -
  • narmada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    narmada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    narmadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • acaritam -
  • acarita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śubham -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “uttamaṃ sarvaśāstrebhyo yo dadāti dvijanmane
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarvaśāstrebhyo* -
  • sarvaśāstra (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    sarvaśāstra (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dadāti -
  • dadāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • dvijanmane -
  • dvijanman (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    dvijanman (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    dvijanmanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.229.23

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 5.3.229.23 in Bengali sript:
লেখাপযিত্বা সকলং নর্মদাচরিতং শুভম্ ।
উত্তমং সর্বশাস্ত্রেভ্যো যো দদাতি দ্বিজন্মনে ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 5.3.229.23 in Kannada sript:
ಲೇಖಾಪಯಿತ್ವಾ ಸಕಲಂ ನರ್ಮದಾಚರಿತಂ ಶುಭಮ್ ।
ಉತ್ತಮಂ ಸರ್ವಶಾಸ್ತ್ರೇಭ್ಯೋ ಯೋ ದದಾತಿ ದ್ವಿಜನ್ಮನೇ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.229.23 in Gujarati sript:
લેખાપયિત્વા સકલં નર્મદાચરિતં શુભમ્ ।
ઉત્તમં સર્વશાસ્ત્રેભ્યો યો દદાતિ દ્વિજન્મને ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 5.3.229.23 in Malayalam sript:
ലേഖാപയിത്വാ സകലം നര്മദാചരിതം ശുഭമ് ।
ഉത്തമം സര്വശാസ്ത്രേഭ്യോ യോ ദദാതി ദ്വിജന്മനേ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

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