Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.42.5 (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 6.1.42.5

सूत उवाच ।
तत्रास्ति निर्झरः पूर्वं सामान्यो द्विजसत्तमाः ।
अवधूतो धरापृष्ठे माहात्म्येन व्यवस्थितः ॥ ५ ॥

sūta uvāca |
tatrāsti nirjharaḥ pūrvaṃ sāmānyo dvijasattamāḥ |
avadhūto dharāpṛṣṭhe māhātmyena vyavasthitaḥ || 5 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.42.5 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 (6.1.42.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suta, Tatra, Asti, Nirjhara, Purvam, Purva, Samanya, Dvijasattama, Avadhuta, Dhara, Prishthe, Prishtha, Mahatmya, Vyavasthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.42.5). 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: “tatrāsti nirjharaḥ pūrvaṃ sāmānyo dvijasattamāḥ
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • nirjharaḥ -
  • nirjhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sāmānyo* -
  • sāmānya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dvijasattamāḥ -
  • dvijasattama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 3: “avadhūto dharāpṛṣṭhe māhātmyena vyavasthitaḥ
  • avadhūto* -
  • avadhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharā -
  • dharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pṛṣṭhe -
  • pṛṣṭhe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • māhātmyena -
  • māhātmya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vyavasthitaḥ -
  • vyavasthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.42.5

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 6.1.42.5 in Bengali sript:
সূত উবাচ ।
তত্রাস্তি নির্ঝরঃ পূর্বং সামান্যো দ্বিজসত্তমাঃ ।
অবধূতো ধরাপৃষ্ঠে মাহাত্ম্যেন ব্যবস্থিতঃ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 6.1.42.5 in Kannada sript:
ಸೂತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತತ್ರಾಸ್ತಿ ನಿರ್ಝರಃ ಪೂರ್ವಂ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯೋ ದ್ವಿಜಸತ್ತಮಾಃ ।
ಅವಧೂತೋ ಧರಾಪೃಷ್ಠೇ ಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯೇನ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತಃ ॥ ೫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.42.5 in Gujarati sript:
સૂત ઉવાચ ।
તત્રાસ્તિ નિર્ઝરઃ પૂર્વં સામાન્યો દ્વિજસત્તમાઃ ।
અવધૂતો ધરાપૃષ્ઠે માહાત્મ્યેન વ્યવસ્થિતઃ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 6.1.42.5 in Malayalam sript:
സൂത ഉവാച ।
തത്രാസ്തി നിര്ഝരഃ പൂര്വം സാമാന്യോ ദ്വിജസത്തമാഃ ।
അവധൂതോ ധരാപൃഷ്ഠേ മാഹാത്മ്യേന വ്യവസ്ഥിതഃ ॥ ൫ ॥

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