Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.234.8 (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 6.1.234.8

ब्रह्मोवाच ।
नियमश्चक्षुरादीनां क्रियासु विविधासु च ।
कार्यो विद्यावता पुंसा तत्प्रयोगान्महासुखम् ॥ ८ ॥

brahmovāca |
niyamaścakṣurādīnāṃ kriyāsu vividhāsu ca |
kāryo vidyāvatā puṃsā tatprayogānmahāsukham || 8 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.234.8 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 (6.1.234.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Brahman, Niyama, Cakshu, Cakshus, Adi, Kriya, Vividha, Kari, Karya, Vidyavat, Vidyavata, Pums, Tat, Tad, Prayoga, Mahasukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.234.8). 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: “brahmovāca
  • brahmo -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second 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: “niyamaścakṣurādīnāṃ kriyāsu vividhāsu ca
  • niyamaś -
  • niyama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cakṣur -
  • cakṣus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cakṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • ādīnām -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ādi (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kriyāsu -
  • kriyā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • vividhāsu -
  • vividhā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “kāryo vidyāvatā puṃsā tatprayogānmahāsukham
  • kāryo* -
  • kārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • vidyāvatā -
  • vidyāvat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidyāvat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vidyāvatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • puṃsā -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prayogān -
  • prayoga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    prayoga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mahāsukham -
  • mahāsukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahāsukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.234.8

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 6.1.234.8 in Bengali sript:
ব্রহ্মোবাচ ।
নিযমশ্চক্ষুরাদীনাং ক্রিযাসু বিবিধাসু চ ।
কার্যো বিদ্যাবতা পুংসা তত্প্রযোগান্মহাসুখম্ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 6.1.234.8 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೋವಾಚ ।
ನಿಯಮಶ್ಚಕ್ಷುರಾದೀನಾಂ ಕ್ರಿಯಾಸು ವಿವಿಧಾಸು ಚ ।
ಕಾರ್ಯೋ ವಿದ್ಯಾವತಾ ಪುಂಸಾ ತತ್ಪ್ರಯೋಗಾನ್ಮಹಾಸುಖಮ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.234.8 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રહ્મોવાચ ।
નિયમશ્ચક્ષુરાદીનાં ક્રિયાસુ વિવિધાસુ ચ ।
કાર્યો વિદ્યાવતા પુંસા તત્પ્રયોગાન્મહાસુખમ્ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 6.1.234.8 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രഹ്മോവാച ।
നിയമശ്ചക്ഷുരാദീനാം ക്രിയാസു വിവിധാസു ച ।
കാര്യോ വിദ്യാവതാ പുംസാ തത്പ്രയോഗാന്മഹാസുഖമ് ॥ ൮ ॥

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