Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.144.134 (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 6.1.144.134

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मुनिरुवाच ।
ब्राह्मणाः सर्वतो मेध्या गावो मेध्याश्च सर्वतः ।
अजाश्वा मुखतो मेध्या न मेध्याश्च स्त्रियः क्वचित् ॥ १३४ ॥

muniruvāca |
brāhmaṇāḥ sarvato medhyā gāvo medhyāśca sarvataḥ |
ajāśvā mukhato medhyā na medhyāśca striyaḥ kvacit || 134 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.144.134 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 (6.1.144.134). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Muni, Brahmana, Sarvatah, Sarvata, Medhi, Medhya, Gava, Ajashva, Mukhatas, Stri, Kva, Acit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.144.134). 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: “muniruvāca ”
munir -
muni (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: “brāhmaṇāḥ sarvato medhyā gāvo medhyāśca sarvataḥ ”
brāhmaṇāḥ -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sarvato* -
sarvataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarvata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
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]

√gā (verb class 2)

[present active first dual]

√gā (verb class 2)

[present active first dual]
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]
Line 3: “ajāśvā mukhato medhyā na medhyāśca striyaḥ kvacit ”
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)

[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]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
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]
striyaḥ -
strī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kva -
ku (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ku (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

kū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
acit -
acit (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

acit (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

acit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.144.134

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 6.1.144.134 in Bengali sript:
মুনিরুবাচ ।
ব্রাহ্মণাঃ সর্বতো মেধ্যা গাবো মেধ্যাশ্চ সর্বতঃ ।
অজাশ্বা মুখতো মেধ্যা ন মেধ্যাশ্চ স্ত্রিযঃ ক্বচিত্ ॥ ১৩৪ ॥

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 6.1.144.134 in Kannada sript:
ಮುನಿರುವಾಚ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಃ ಸರ್ವತೋ ಮೇಧ್ಯಾ ಗಾವೋ ಮೇಧ್ಯಾಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ವತಃ ।
ಅಜಾಶ್ವಾ ಮುಖತೋ ಮೇಧ್ಯಾ ನ ಮೇಧ್ಯಾಶ್ಚ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಃ ಕ್ವಚಿತ್ ॥ ೧೩೪ ॥

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.144.134 in Gujarati sript:
મુનિરુવાચ ।
બ્રાહ્મણાઃ સર્વતો મેધ્યા ગાવો મેધ્યાશ્ચ સર્વતઃ ।
અજાશ્વા મુખતો મેધ્યા ન મેધ્યાશ્ચ સ્ત્રિયઃ ક્વચિત્ ॥ ૧૩૪ ॥

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 6.1.144.134 in Malayalam sript:
മുനിരുവാച ।
ബ്രാഹ്മണാഃ സര്വതോ മേധ്യാ ഗാവോ മേധ്യാശ്ച സര്വതഃ ।
അജാശ്വാ മുഖതോ മേധ്യാ ന മേധ്യാശ്ച സ്ത്രിയഃ ക്വചിത് ॥ ൧൩൪ ॥

Last Updated: 09 August, 2021