Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.271.10 (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 6.1.271.10

यतोऽत्र जायते श्रेयः पुनः पुंसां प्रकीर्तय ।
यैरेतैः स्थापिता देवाः क्षेत्रेऽस्मिन्मानवोत्तमैः ॥ १० ॥

yato'tra jāyate śreyaḥ punaḥ puṃsāṃ prakīrtaya |
yairetaiḥ sthāpitā devāḥ kṣetre'sminmānavottamaiḥ || 10 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.271.10 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 (6.1.271.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatah, Yat, Yata, Atra, Jayat, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Puna, Pums, Pra, Yah, Eta, Etad, Esha, Sthapita, Deva, Kshetra, Idam, Manava, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.271.10). 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: “yato'tra jāyate śreyaḥ punaḥ puṃsāṃ prakīrtaya
  • yato' -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • śreyaḥ -
  • śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • puṃsām -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kīrtaya -
  • kīrt (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “yairetaiḥ sthāpitā devāḥ kṣetre'sminmānavottamaiḥ
  • yair -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • etaiḥ -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sthāpitā* -
  • sthāpita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthāpitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthāpita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā], [vocative plural from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā], [vocative plural from √sthā], [accusative plural from √sthā]
  • devāḥ -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṣetre' -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • asmin -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • mānavo -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mānava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uttamaiḥ -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.271.10

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 6.1.271.10 in Bengali sript:
যতোঽত্র জাযতে শ্রেযঃ পুনঃ পুংসাং প্রকীর্তয ।
যৈরেতৈঃ স্থাপিতা দেবাঃ ক্ষেত্রেঽস্মিন্মানবোত্তমৈঃ ॥ ১০ ॥

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 6.1.271.10 in Kannada sript:
ಯತೋಽತ್ರ ಜಾಯತೇ ಶ್ರೇಯಃ ಪುನಃ ಪುಂಸಾಂ ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ತಯ ।
ಯೈರೇತೈಃ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿತಾ ದೇವಾಃ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರೇಽಸ್ಮಿನ್ಮಾನವೋತ್ತಮೈಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.271.10 in Gujarati sript:
યતોઽત્ર જાયતે શ્રેયઃ પુનઃ પુંસાં પ્રકીર્તય ।
યૈરેતૈઃ સ્થાપિતા દેવાઃ ક્ષેત્રેઽસ્મિન્માનવોત્તમૈઃ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 6.1.271.10 in Malayalam sript:
യതോഽത്ര ജായതേ ശ്രേയഃ പുനഃ പുംസാം പ്രകീര്തയ ।
യൈരേതൈഃ സ്ഥാപിതാ ദേവാഃ ക്ഷേത്രേഽസ്മിന്മാനവോത്തമൈഃ ॥ ൧൦ ॥

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