Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.28.6 (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 6.1.28.6

तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा कृपाविष्टः शतक्रतुः ।
प्रोवाच ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठं भूय एव बृहस्पतिम् ॥ ६ ॥

teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā kṛpāviṣṭaḥ śatakratuḥ |
provāca brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhaṃ bhūya eva bṛhaspatim || 6 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.28.6 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 (6.1.28.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Cana, Kripavishta, Shatakratu, Pra, Brahmana, Shreshtha, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Eva, Brihaspati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.28.6). 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: “teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā kṛpāviṣṭaḥ śatakratuḥ
  • 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]
  • kṛpāviṣṭaḥ -
  • kṛpāviṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śatakratuḥ -
  • śatakratu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śatakratu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “provāca brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhaṃ bhūya eva bṛhaspatim
  • pro -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • 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]
  • brāhmaṇa -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śreṣṭham -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhūya* -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bṛhaspatim -
  • bṛhaspati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.28.6

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 6.1.28.6 in Bengali sript:
তেষাং তদ্বচনং শ্রুত্বা কৃপাবিষ্টঃ শতক্রতুঃ ।
প্রোবাচ ব্রাহ্মণশ্রেষ্ঠং ভূয এব বৃহস্পতিম্ ॥ ৬ ॥

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 6.1.28.6 in Kannada sript:
ತೇಷಾಂ ತದ್ವಚನಂ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಕೃಪಾವಿಷ್ಟಃ ಶತಕ್ರತುಃ ।
ಪ್ರೋವಾಚ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಂ ಭೂಯ ಏವ ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿಮ್ ॥ ೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.28.6 in Gujarati sript:
તેષાં તદ્વચનં શ્રુત્વા કૃપાવિષ્ટઃ શતક્રતુઃ ।
પ્રોવાચ બ્રાહ્મણશ્રેષ્ઠં ભૂય એવ બૃહસ્પતિમ્ ॥ ૬ ॥

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 6.1.28.6 in Malayalam sript:
തേഷാം തദ്വചനം ശ്രുത്വാ കൃപാവിഷ്ടഃ ശതക്രതുഃ ।
പ്രോവാച ബ്രാഹ്മണശ്രേഷ്ഠം ഭൂയ ഏവ ബൃഹസ്പതിമ് ॥ ൬ ॥

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