Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.16.1 (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 6.1.16.1

। सूत उवाच ।
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन त्यक्त्वाऽन्या निखिलाः क्रियाः ।
रक्तशृंगस्य सांनिध्यं सेवनीयं विचक्षणैः ॥ १ ॥

| sūta uvāca |
tasmātsarvaprayatnena tyaktvā'nyā nikhilāḥ kriyāḥ |
raktaśṛṃgasya sāṃnidhyaṃ sevanīyaṃ vicakṣaṇaiḥ || 1 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.16.1 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 (6.1.16.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suta, Tasmat, Tad, Sarvaprayatna, Ani, Anya, Nikhila, Kriya, Rakta, Shringa, Samnidhya, Sevaniya, Vicakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.16.1). 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: “sūta uvāca
  • sūta* -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “tasmātsarvaprayatnena tyaktvā'nyā nikhilāḥ kriyāḥ
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • sarvaprayatnena -
  • sarvaprayatna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tyaktvā' -
  • anyā* -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    an (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single]
  • nikhilāḥ -
  • nikhila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nikhilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kriyāḥ -
  • kriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [benedictive active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [benedictive active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [benedictive active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [benedictive active second single]
  • Line 3: “raktaśṛṃgasya sāṃnidhyaṃ sevanīyaṃ vicakṣaṇaiḥ
  • rakta -
  • rakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • śṛṅgasya -
  • śṛṅga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śṛṅga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • sāṃnidhyam -
  • sāṃnidhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sevanīyam -
  • sevanīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sevanīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sevanīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sīv -> sevanīya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √sīv]
    sīv -> sevanīya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √sīv]
    sīv -> sevanīyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √sīv]
    sev -> sevanīya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sev class 1 verb]
    sev -> sevanīya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sev class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sev class 1 verb]
    sīv -> sevanīya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sīv]
    sīv -> sevanīya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sīv], [accusative single from √sīv]
  • vicakṣaṇaiḥ -
  • vicakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vicakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.16.1

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 6.1.16.1 in Bengali sript:

সূত উবাচ ।
তস্মাত্সর্বপ্রযত্নেন ত্যক্ত্বাঽন্যা নিখিলাঃ ক্রিযাঃ ।
রক্তশৃংগস্য সাংনিধ্যং সেবনীযং বিচক্ষণৈঃ ॥ ১ ॥

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 6.1.16.1 in Kannada sript:

ಸೂತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾತ್ಸರ್ವಪ್ರಯತ್ನೇನ ತ್ಯಕ್ತ್ವಾಽನ್ಯಾ ನಿಖಿಲಾಃ ಕ್ರಿಯಾಃ ।
ರಕ್ತಶೃಂಗಸ್ಯ ಸಾಂನಿಧ್ಯಂ ಸೇವನೀಯಂ ವಿಚಕ್ಷಣೈಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.16.1 in Gujarati sript:

સૂત ઉવાચ ।
તસ્માત્સર્વપ્રયત્નેન ત્યક્ત્વાઽન્યા નિખિલાઃ ક્રિયાઃ ।
રક્તશૃંગસ્ય સાંનિધ્યં સેવનીયં વિચક્ષણૈઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 6.1.16.1 in Malayalam sript:

സൂത ഉവാച ।
തസ്മാത്സര്വപ്രയത്നേന ത്യക്ത്വാഽന്യാ നിഖിലാഃ ക്രിയാഃ ।
രക്തശൃംഗസ്യ സാംനിധ്യം സേവനീയം വിചക്ഷണൈഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

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