Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.278.126 (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 6.1.278.126

ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः ।
भविष्यति कलौ विप्रा दौस्थ्यभावसमन्विताः ।
पठने नैव शक्ताश्च व्याख्यानस्य च का कथा ॥ १२६ ॥

brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ |
bhaviṣyati kalau viprā dausthyabhāvasamanvitāḥ |
paṭhane naiva śaktāśca vyākhyānasya ca kā kathā || 126 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.278.126 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 (6.1.278.126). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmana, Bhavishyat, Kala, Kali, Vipra, Stha, Abhava, Samanvita, Pathana, Naiva, Shakta, Vyakhyana, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.278.126). 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: “bhaviṣyati kalau viprā dausthyabhāvasamanvitāḥ
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • kalau -
  • kala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kali (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • viprā* -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viprā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dau -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sthya -
  • sthā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • abhāva -
  • abhāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhā (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • samanvitāḥ -
  • samanvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samanvitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “paṭhane naiva śaktāśca vyākhyānasya ca kathā
  • paṭhane -
  • paṭhana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śaktāś -
  • śakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb]
    śac -> śaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śac class 1 verb]
    śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyākhyānasya -
  • vyākhyāna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vyākhyāna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kathā -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.278.126

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 6.1.278.126 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণা ঊচুঃ ।
ভবিষ্যতি কলৌ বিপ্রা দৌস্থ্যভাবসমন্বিতাঃ ।
পঠনে নৈব শক্তাশ্চ ব্যাখ্যানস্য চ কা কথা ॥ ১২৬ ॥

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 6.1.278.126 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾ ಊಚುಃ ।
ಭವಿಷ್ಯತಿ ಕಲೌ ವಿಪ್ರಾ ದೌಸ್ಥ್ಯಭಾವಸಮನ್ವಿತಾಃ ।
ಪಠನೇ ನೈವ ಶಕ್ತಾಶ್ಚ ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನಸ್ಯ ಚ ಕಾ ಕಥಾ ॥ ೧೨೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.278.126 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મણા ઊચુઃ ।
ભવિષ્યતિ કલૌ વિપ્રા દૌસ્થ્યભાવસમન્વિતાઃ ।
પઠને નૈવ શક્તાશ્ચ વ્યાખ્યાનસ્ય ચ કા કથા ॥ ૧૨૬ ॥

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 6.1.278.126 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രാഹ്മണാ ഊചുഃ ।
ഭവിഷ്യതി കലൌ വിപ്രാ ദൌസ്ഥ്യഭാവസമന്വിതാഃ ।
പഠനേ നൈവ ശക്താശ്ച വ്യാഖ്യാനസ്യ ച കാ കഥാ ॥ ൧൨൬ ॥

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