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Skanda Purana [sanskrit]
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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.217.21 (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 6.1.217.21
अत ऊर्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि ये शस्ताः श्राद्धकर्मणि ।
ये ब्राह्मणाः पुरा ख्याताः पापानां पंक्तिपावनाः ॥ २१ ॥
ata ūrdhvaṃ pravakṣyāmi ye śastāḥ śrāddhakarmaṇi |
ye brāhmaṇāḥ purā khyātāḥ pāpānāṃ paṃktipāvanāḥ || 21 ||
The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.217.21 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 (6.1.217.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Atah, Urdhvam, Urdhva, Prava, Kshi, Amin, Yah, Yat, Shasta, Shraddhakarman, Brahmana, Pura, Pur, Khyata, Papa, Panktipavana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.217.21). 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: “ata ūrdhvaṃ pravakṣyāmi ye śastāḥ śrāddhakarmaṇi ”
- ata* -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ūrdhvam -
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ūrdhvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ūrdhva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ūrdhva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prava -
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prava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣyā -
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kṣi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- śastāḥ -
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śasta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śastā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śaṃs -> śasta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb]√śaṃs -> śastā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb]√śas -> śasta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śas class 1 verb]√śas -> śastā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śas class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śas class 1 verb]
- śrāddhakarmaṇi -
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śrāddhakarman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- Line 2: “ye brāhmaṇāḥ purā khyātāḥ pāpānāṃ paṃktipāvanāḥ ”
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- brāhmaṇāḥ -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- purā -
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purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- khyātāḥ -
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khyāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]khyātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√khyā -> khyāta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √khyā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √khyā class 2 verb]√khyā -> khyātā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √khyā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √khyā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √khyā class 2 verb]
- pāpānām -
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pāpa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]pāpa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]pāpā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- paṅktipāvanāḥ -
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paṅktipāvana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]paṅktipāvanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.217.21
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)
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.1.217.21 in Bengali sript:
অত ঊর্ধ্বং প্রবক্ষ্যামি যে শস্তাঃ শ্রাদ্ধকর্মণি ।
যে ব্রাহ্মণাঃ পুরা খ্যাতাঃ পাপানাং পংক্তিপাবনাঃ ॥ ২১ ॥
Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)
ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.1.217.21 in Kannada sript:
ಅತ ಊರ್ಧ್ವಂ ಪ್ರವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಯೇ ಶಸ್ತಾಃ ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧಕರ್ಮಣಿ ।
ಯೇ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಃ ಪುರಾ ಖ್ಯಾತಾಃ ಪಾಪಾನಾಂ ಪಂಕ್ತಿಪಾವನಾಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥
Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)
સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.1.217.21 in Gujarati sript:
અત ઊર્ધ્વં પ્રવક્ષ્યામિ યે શસ્તાઃ શ્રાદ્ધકર્મણિ ।
યે બ્રાહ્મણાઃ પુરા ખ્યાતાઃ પાપાનાં પંક્તિપાવનાઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥
Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)
(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.1.217.21 in Malayalam sript:
അത ഊര്ധ്വം പ്രവക്ഷ്യാമി യേ ശസ്താഃ ശ്രാദ്ധകര്മണി ।
യേ ബ്രാഹ്മണാഃ പുരാ ഖ്യാതാഃ പാപാനാം പംക്തിപാവനാഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥