Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.144.133 (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 6.1.144.133

ब्राह्मणाः पादतो मेध्या गावो मेध्यास्तु पृष्ठतः ।
अजाश्वा मुखतो मेध्या स्त्रियो मेध्याश्च सर्वतः ॥ १३३ ॥

brāhmaṇāḥ pādato medhyā gāvo medhyāstu pṛṣṭhataḥ |
ajāśvā mukhato medhyā striyo medhyāśca sarvataḥ || 133 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.144.133 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 (6.1.144.133). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmana, Padatah, Medhi, Medhya, Gava, Prishthatah, Ajashva, Mukhatas, Stri, Sarvatah, Sarvata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.144.133). 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: “brāhmaṇāḥ pādato medhyā gāvo medhyāstu pṛṣṭhataḥ
  • brāhmaṇāḥ -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pādato* -
  • pādataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • medhyā* -
  • medhī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    medhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    medhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    medh -> medhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √medh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √medh class 1 verb]
    medh -> medhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √medh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √medh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √medh class 1 verb]
    midh -> medhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √midh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √midh class 1 verb]
    midh -> medhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √midh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √midh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √midh class 1 verb]
  • gāvo* -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
  • medhyās -
  • medhī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    medhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    medhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    medh -> medhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √medh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √medh class 1 verb]
    medh -> medhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √medh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √medh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √medh class 1 verb]
    midh -> medhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √midh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √midh class 1 verb]
    midh -> medhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √midh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √midh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √midh class 1 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pṛṣṭhataḥ -
  • pṛṣṭhataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “ajāśvā mukhato medhyā striyo medhyāśca sarvataḥ
  • ajāśvā* -
  • ajāśva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mukhato* -
  • mukhatas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mukhatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • medhyā -
  • medhī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    medhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    medh -> medhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √medh class 1 verb]
    midh -> medhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √midh class 1 verb]
  • striyo* -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • medhyāś -
  • medhī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    medhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    medhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    medh -> medhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √medh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √medh class 1 verb]
    medh -> medhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √medh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √medh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √medh class 1 verb]
    midh -> medhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √midh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √midh class 1 verb]
    midh -> medhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √midh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √midh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √midh class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvataḥ -
  • sarvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.144.133

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 6.1.144.133 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণাঃ পাদতো মেধ্যা গাবো মেধ্যাস্তু পৃষ্ঠতঃ ।
অজাশ্বা মুখতো মেধ্যা স্ত্রিযো মেধ্যাশ্চ সর্বতঃ ॥ ১৩৩ ॥

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 6.1.144.133 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಃ ಪಾದತೋ ಮೇಧ್ಯಾ ಗಾವೋ ಮೇಧ್ಯಾಸ್ತು ಪೃಷ್ಠತಃ ।
ಅಜಾಶ್ವಾ ಮುಖತೋ ಮೇಧ್ಯಾ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯೋ ಮೇಧ್ಯಾಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ವತಃ ॥ ೧೩೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.144.133 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મણાઃ પાદતો મેધ્યા ગાવો મેધ્યાસ્તુ પૃષ્ઠતઃ ।
અજાશ્વા મુખતો મેધ્યા સ્ત્રિયો મેધ્યાશ્ચ સર્વતઃ ॥ ૧૩૩ ॥

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 6.1.144.133 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രാഹ്മണാഃ പാദതോ മേധ്യാ ഗാവോ മേധ്യാസ്തു പൃഷ്ഠതഃ ।
അജാശ്വാ മുഖതോ മേധ്യാ സ്ത്രിയോ മേധ്യാശ്ച സര്വതഃ ॥ ൧൩൩ ॥

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