Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.1.19.78 (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 7.1.19.78

देवक्यां वसुदेवात्तु ब्रह्मगर्गपुरःसरः ।
एकविंशतमस्यास्य द्वापरस्यांशसंक्षये ।
नष्टे धर्मे तदा जज्ञे विष्णुर्वृष्णिकुले स्वयम् ॥ ७८ ॥

devakyāṃ vasudevāttu brahmagargapuraḥsaraḥ |
ekaviṃśatamasyāsya dvāparasyāṃśasaṃkṣaye |
naṣṭe dharme tadā jajñe viṣṇurvṛṣṇikule svayam || 78 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.1.19.78 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 (7.1.19.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Devaki, Devakya, Vasudeva, Brahma, Brahman, Garga, Purahsara, Ekavimshat, Asi, Idam, Asya, Dvapara, Amsha, Sankshaya, Nashta, Nashti, Dharma, Tada, Jajni, Vishnu, Vrishnikula, Svayam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.1.19.78). 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: “devakyāṃ vasudevāttu brahmagargapuraḥsaraḥ
  • devakyām -
  • devakī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    devakyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vasudevāt -
  • vasudeva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vasudeva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • garga -
  • garga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puraḥsaraḥ -
  • puraḥsara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ekaviṃśatamasyāsya dvāparasyāṃśasaṃkṣaye
  • ekaviṃśatam -
  • ekaviṃśat (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • asyā -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āsya -
  • āsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ās]
    ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ās]
    as -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √as]
    as -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √as]
    ās -> āsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ās]
    ās -> āsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ās]
    as -> āsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ās]
    ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ās]
    as -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √as]
    as -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √as]
  • dvāparasyā -
  • dvāpara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • aṃśa -
  • aṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkṣaye -
  • saṅkṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 3: “naṣṭe dharme tadā jajñe viṣṇurvṛṣṇikule svayam
  • naṣṭe -
  • naṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    naṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    naṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    naṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √naś class 1 verb], [locative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [locative single from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [locative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √naś class 1 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [locative single from √naś class 1 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb]
  • dharme -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • jajñe -
  • jajñi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jajñi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • viṣṇur -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛṣṇikule -
  • vṛṣṇikula (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vṛṣṇikula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.1.19.78

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 7.1.19.78 in Bengali sript:
দেবক্যাং বসুদেবাত্তু ব্রহ্মগর্গপুরঃসরঃ ।
একবিংশতমস্যাস্য দ্বাপরস্যাংশসংক্ষযে ।
নষ্টে ধর্মে তদা জজ্ঞে বিষ্ণুর্বৃষ্ণিকুলে স্বযম্ ॥ ৭৮ ॥

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 7.1.19.78 in Kannada sript:
ದೇವಕ್ಯಾಂ ವಸುದೇವಾತ್ತು ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಗರ್ಗಪುರಃಸರಃ ।
ಏಕವಿಂಶತಮಸ್ಯಾಸ್ಯ ದ್ವಾಪರಸ್ಯಾಂಶಸಂಕ್ಷಯೇ ।
ನಷ್ಟೇ ಧರ್ಮೇ ತದಾ ಜಜ್ಞೇ ವಿಷ್ಣುರ್ವೃಷ್ಣಿಕುಲೇ ಸ್ವಯಮ್ ॥ ೭೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.1.19.78 in Gujarati sript:
દેવક્યાં વસુદેવાત્તુ બ્રહ્મગર્ગપુરઃસરઃ ।
એકવિંશતમસ્યાસ્ય દ્વાપરસ્યાંશસંક્ષયે ।
નષ્ટે ધર્મે તદા જજ્ઞે વિષ્ણુર્વૃષ્ણિકુલે સ્વયમ્ ॥ ૭૮ ॥

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 7.1.19.78 in Malayalam sript:
ദേവക്യാം വസുദേവാത്തു ബ്രഹ്മഗര്ഗപുരഃസരഃ ।
ഏകവിംശതമസ്യാസ്യ ദ്വാപരസ്യാംശസംക്ഷയേ ।
നഷ്ടേ ധര്മേ തദാ ജജ്ഞേ വിഷ്ണുര്വൃഷ്ണികുലേ സ്വയമ് ॥ ൭൮ ॥

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