Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.181.72 (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 6.1.181.72

ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः ।
एषा स्याद्ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठा गोपजातिविवर्जिता ।
अस्मद्वाक्याच्चतुर्वक्त्र कुरु पाणिग्रहं द्रुतम् ॥ ७२ ॥

brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ |
eṣā syādbrāhmaṇaśreṣṭhā gopajātivivarjitā |
asmadvākyāccaturvaktra kuru pāṇigrahaṃ drutam || 72 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.181.72 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 (6.1.181.72). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmana, Esha, Syat, Sya, Shreshtha, Gopa, Jati, Vivarjita, Asmad, Vakya, Caturvaktra, Panigraha, Drutam, Druta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.181.72). 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: “brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ
  • brāhmaṇā* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ūcuḥ -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • Line 2: “eṣā syādbrāhmaṇaśreṣṭhā gopajātivivarjitā
  • eṣā -
  • eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • brāhmaṇa -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śreṣṭhā* -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gopa -
  • gopa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāti -
  • jāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • vivarjitā -
  • vivarjitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “asmadvākyāccaturvaktra kuru pāṇigrahaṃ drutam
  • asmad -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative plural]
  • vākyāc -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √vac class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √vac class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • caturvaktra -
  • caturvaktra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caturvaktra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuru -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pāṇigraham -
  • pāṇigraha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • drutam -
  • drutam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    druta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    druta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    drutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.181.72

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 6.1.181.72 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণা ঊচুঃ ।
এষা স্যাদ্ব্রাহ্মণশ্রেষ্ঠা গোপজাতিবিবর্জিতা ।
অস্মদ্বাক্যাচ্চতুর্বক্ত্র কুরু পাণিগ্রহং দ্রুতম্ ॥ ৭২ ॥

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 6.1.181.72 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾ ಊಚುಃ ।
ಏಷಾ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾ ಗೋಪಜಾತಿವಿವರ್ಜಿತಾ ।
ಅಸ್ಮದ್ವಾಕ್ಯಾಚ್ಚತುರ್ವಕ್ತ್ರ ಕುರು ಪಾಣಿಗ್ರಹಂ ದ್ರುತಮ್ ॥ ೭೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.181.72 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મણા ઊચુઃ ।
એષા સ્યાદ્બ્રાહ્મણશ્રેષ્ઠા ગોપજાતિવિવર્જિતા ।
અસ્મદ્વાક્યાચ્ચતુર્વક્ત્ર કુરુ પાણિગ્રહં દ્રુતમ્ ॥ ૭૨ ॥

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 6.1.181.72 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രാഹ്മണാ ഊചുഃ ।
ഏഷാ സ്യാദ്ബ്രാഹ്മണശ്രേഷ്ഠാ ഗോപജാതിവിവര്ജിതാ ।
അസ്മദ്വാക്യാച്ചതുര്വക്ത്ര കുരു പാണിഗ്രഹം ദ്രുതമ് ॥ ൭൨ ॥

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