Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.53.76 (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 6.1.53.76

वसिष्ठ उवाच ।
राक्षसत्वं प्रपन्नेन त्वया पार्थिवसत्तम ।
ब्राह्मणा बहवो ध्वस्तास्तथा विध्वंसिता मखाः ।
तेषां त्वं पार्थिवश्रेष्ठ संस्पृष्टो ब्रह्महत्यया ॥ ७६ ॥

vasiṣṭha uvāca |
rākṣasatvaṃ prapannena tvayā pārthivasattama |
brāhmaṇā bahavo dhvastāstathā vidhvaṃsitā makhāḥ |
teṣāṃ tvaṃ pārthivaśreṣṭha saṃspṛṣṭo brahmahatyayā || 76 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.53.76 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 (6.1.53.76). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vasishtha, Rakshasatva, Prapanna, Tva, Yushmad, Parthiva, Sattama, Brahmana, Bahu, Bahava, Dhvasta, Tatha, Vidhvamsita, Makha, Tad, Parthivashreshtha, Samsprishta, Brahmahatya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.53.76). 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: “vasiṣṭha uvāca
  • vasiṣṭha* -
  • vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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: “rākṣasatvaṃ prapannena tvayā pārthivasattama
  • rākṣasatvam -
  • rākṣasatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prapannena -
  • prapanna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    prapanna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • pārthiva -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārthiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sattama -
  • sattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sattama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “brāhmaṇā bahavo dhvastāstathā vidhvaṃsitā makhāḥ
  • brāhmaṇā* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bahavo* -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bahava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhvastās -
  • dhvasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhvastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vidhvaṃsitā* -
  • vidhvaṃsita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vidhvaṃsitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • makhāḥ -
  • makha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    makhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 4: “teṣāṃ tvaṃ pārthivaśreṣṭha saṃspṛṣṭo brahmahatyayā
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • pārthivaśreṣṭha -
  • pārthivaśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃspṛṣṭo* -
  • saṃspṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmahatyayā -
  • brahmahatyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.53.76

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 6.1.53.76 in Bengali sript:
বসিষ্ঠ উবাচ ।
রাক্ষসত্বং প্রপন্নেন ত্বযা পার্থিবসত্তম ।
ব্রাহ্মণা বহবো ধ্বস্তাস্তথা বিধ্বংসিতা মখাঃ ।
তেষাং ত্বং পার্থিবশ্রেষ্ঠ সংস্পৃষ্টো ব্রহ্মহত্যযা ॥ ৭৬ ॥

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 6.1.53.76 in Kannada sript:
ವಸಿಷ್ಠ ಉವಾಚ ।
ರಾಕ್ಷಸತ್ವಂ ಪ್ರಪನ್ನೇನ ತ್ವಯಾ ಪಾರ್ಥಿವಸತ್ತಮ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾ ಬಹವೋ ಧ್ವಸ್ತಾಸ್ತಥಾ ವಿಧ್ವಂಸಿತಾ ಮಖಾಃ ।
ತೇಷಾಂ ತ್ವಂ ಪಾರ್ಥಿವಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಸಂಸ್ಪೃಷ್ಟೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಹತ್ಯಯಾ ॥ ೭೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.53.76 in Gujarati sript:
વસિષ્ઠ ઉવાચ ।
રાક્ષસત્વં પ્રપન્નેન ત્વયા પાર્થિવસત્તમ ।
બ્રાહ્મણા બહવો ધ્વસ્તાસ્તથા વિધ્વંસિતા મખાઃ ।
તેષાં ત્વં પાર્થિવશ્રેષ્ઠ સંસ્પૃષ્ટો બ્રહ્મહત્યયા ॥ ૭૬ ॥

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 6.1.53.76 in Malayalam sript:
വസിഷ്ഠ ഉവാച ।
രാക്ഷസത്വം പ്രപന്നേന ത്വയാ പാര്ഥിവസത്തമ ।
ബ്രാഹ്മണാ ബഹവോ ധ്വസ്താസ്തഥാ വിധ്വംസിതാ മഖാഃ ।
തേഷാം ത്വം പാര്ഥിവശ്രേഷ്ഠ സംസ്പൃഷ്ടോ ബ്രഹ്മഹത്യയാ ॥ ൭൬ ॥

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