Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.76.60 (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 6.1.76.60

मूलस्थानं च कर्तव्यं ततः सस्यप्रभक्षणम् ।
सोऽहं तानविलोक्याथ कथं गच्छामि मन्दिरम् ।
भक्षयामि तथा सस्यं तेन त्यक्ष्यामि जीवितम् ॥ ६० ॥

mūlasthānaṃ ca kartavyaṃ tataḥ sasyaprabhakṣaṇam |
so'haṃ tānavilokyātha kathaṃ gacchāmi mandiram |
bhakṣayāmi tathā sasyaṃ tena tyakṣyāmi jīvitam || 60 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.76.60 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 (6.1.76.60). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mulasthana, Kartavya, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Sasya, Prabha, Kshanam, Kshana, Sah, Aha, Asmad, Tana, Vilokya, Han, Katham, Katha, Mandira, Tatha, Tena, Jivita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.76.60). 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: “mūlasthānaṃ ca kartavyaṃ tataḥ sasyaprabhakṣaṇam
  • mūlasthānam -
  • mūlasthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kartavyam -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kartavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • sasya -
  • sasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sas -> sasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sas]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • prabha -
  • prabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prabha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣaṇam -
  • kṣaṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “so'haṃ tānavilokyātha kathaṃ gacchāmi mandiram
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • tāna -
  • tāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vilokyāt -
  • vilokya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vilokya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gacchāmi -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • mandiram -
  • mandira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mandira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mandirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “bhakṣayāmi tathā sasyaṃ tena tyakṣyāmi jīvitam
  • bhakṣayāmi -
  • bhakṣ (verb class 10)
    [present active first single]
    bhakṣ (verb class 0)
    [present active first single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sasyam -
  • sasya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sasya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • tyakṣyāmi -
  • tyaj (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
  • jīvitam -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.76.60

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 6.1.76.60 in Bengali sript:
মূলস্থানং চ কর্তব্যং ততঃ সস্যপ্রভক্ষণম্ ।
সোঽহং তানবিলোক্যাথ কথং গচ্ছামি মন্দিরম্ ।
ভক্ষযামি তথা সস্যং তেন ত্যক্ষ্যামি জীবিতম্ ॥ ৬০ ॥

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 6.1.76.60 in Kannada sript:
ಮೂಲಸ್ಥಾನಂ ಚ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಂ ತತಃ ಸಸ್ಯಪ್ರಭಕ್ಷಣಮ್ ।
ಸೋಽಹಂ ತಾನವಿಲೋಕ್ಯಾಥ ಕಥಂ ಗಚ್ಛಾಮಿ ಮನ್ದಿರಮ್ ।
ಭಕ್ಷಯಾಮಿ ತಥಾ ಸಸ್ಯಂ ತೇನ ತ್ಯಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಜೀವಿತಮ್ ॥ ೬೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.76.60 in Gujarati sript:
મૂલસ્થાનં ચ કર્તવ્યં તતઃ સસ્યપ્રભક્ષણમ્ ।
સોઽહં તાનવિલોક્યાથ કથં ગચ્છામિ મન્દિરમ્ ।
ભક્ષયામિ તથા સસ્યં તેન ત્યક્ષ્યામિ જીવિતમ્ ॥ ૬૦ ॥

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 6.1.76.60 in Malayalam sript:
മൂലസ്ഥാനം ച കര്തവ്യം തതഃ സസ്യപ്രഭക്ഷണമ് ।
സോഽഹം താനവിലോക്യാഥ കഥം ഗച്ഛാമി മന്ദിരമ് ।
ഭക്ഷയാമി തഥാ സസ്യം തേന ത്യക്ഷ്യാമി ജീവിതമ് ॥ ൬൦ ॥

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