Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.232.4 (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 6.1.232.4

नियमो वा जपो होमः स्वाध्यायो व्रतमेव वा ।
कर्तव्यं ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठास्तुष्ट्यर्थं चक्रपाणिनः ॥ ४ ॥

niyamo vā japo homaḥ svādhyāyo vratameva vā |
kartavyaṃ brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhāstuṣṭyarthaṃ cakrapāṇinaḥ || 4 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.232.4 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 (6.1.232.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Niyama, Var, Japa, Homa, Svadhyaya, Vrata, Eva, Kartavya, Brahmana, Shreshtha, Tushtyartha, Cakrapani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.232.4). 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: “niyamo japo homaḥ svādhyāyo vratameva
  • niyamo* -
  • niyama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • japo* -
  • japa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • homaḥ -
  • homa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svādhyāyo* -
  • svādhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vratam -
  • vrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “kartavyaṃ brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhāstuṣṭyarthaṃ cakrapāṇinaḥ
  • 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]
  • brāhmaṇa -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śreṣṭhās -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tuṣṭyartham -
  • tuṣṭyartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tuṣṭyartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cakrapāṇinaḥ -
  • cakrapāṇī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.232.4

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 6.1.232.4 in Bengali sript:
নিযমো বা জপো হোমঃ স্বাধ্যাযো ব্রতমেব বা ।
কর্তব্যং ব্রাহ্মণশ্রেষ্ঠাস্তুষ্ট্যর্থং চক্রপাণিনঃ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 6.1.232.4 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಯಮೋ ವಾ ಜಪೋ ಹೋಮಃ ಸ್ವಾಧ್ಯಾಯೋ ವ್ರತಮೇವ ವಾ ।
ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾಸ್ತುಷ್ಟ್ಯರ್ಥಂ ಚಕ್ರಪಾಣಿನಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.232.4 in Gujarati sript:
નિયમો વા જપો હોમઃ સ્વાધ્યાયો વ્રતમેવ વા ।
કર્તવ્યં બ્રાહ્મણશ્રેષ્ઠાસ્તુષ્ટ્યર્થં ચક્રપાણિનઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 6.1.232.4 in Malayalam sript:
നിയമോ വാ ജപോ ഹോമഃ സ്വാധ്യായോ വ്രതമേവ വാ ।
കര്തവ്യം ബ്രാഹ്മണശ്രേഷ്ഠാസ്തുഷ്ട്യര്ഥം ചക്രപാണിനഃ ॥ ൪ ॥

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