Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.1.22.67 (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 7.1.22.67

एकत्र मन्त्रा स्तिष्ठन्ति तेज एकत्र तिष्ठति ।
ब्राह्मणा देवता लोके ब्राह्मणा दिवि देवताः ।
त्रैलोक्ये ब्राह्मणाः श्रेष्ठा ब्राह्मणा एव कारणम् ॥ ६७ ॥

ekatra mantrā stiṣṭhanti teja ekatra tiṣṭhati |
brāhmaṇā devatā loke brāhmaṇā divi devatāḥ |
trailokye brāhmaṇāḥ śreṣṭhā brāhmaṇā eva kāraṇam || 67 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.1.22.67 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 (7.1.22.67). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ekatra, Mantri, Mantra, Teja, Tejas, Tishthat, Brahmana, Devata, Loka, Div, Divi, Trailokya, Shreshtha, Eva, Karana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.1.22.67). 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: “ekatra mantrā stiṣṭhanti teja ekatra tiṣṭhati
  • ekatra -
  • ekatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mantrā -
  • mantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mantrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse stiṣṭhanti*te
  • teja* -
  • tejas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    teja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ekatra -
  • ekatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tiṣṭhati -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “brāhmaṇā devatā loke brāhmaṇā divi devatāḥ
  • brāhmaṇā* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • devatā* -
  • devatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    devata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • brāhmaṇā* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • divi -
  • divi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    divī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • devatāḥ -
  • devatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    devata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 3: “trailokye brāhmaṇāḥ śreṣṭhā brāhmaṇā eva kāraṇam
  • trailokye -
  • trailokya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    trailokya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • brāhmaṇāḥ -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śreṣṭhā* -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brāhmaṇā* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāraṇam -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.1.22.67

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 7.1.22.67 in Bengali sript:
একত্র মন্ত্রা স্তিষ্ঠন্তি তেজ একত্র তিষ্ঠতি ।
ব্রাহ্মণা দেবতা লোকে ব্রাহ্মণা দিবি দেবতাঃ ।
ত্রৈলোক্যে ব্রাহ্মণাঃ শ্রেষ্ঠা ব্রাহ্মণা এব কারণম্ ॥ ৬৭ ॥

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 7.1.22.67 in Kannada sript:
ಏಕತ್ರ ಮನ್ತ್ರಾ ಸ್ತಿಷ್ಠನ್ತಿ ತೇಜ ಏಕತ್ರ ತಿಷ್ಠತಿ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾ ದೇವತಾ ಲೋಕೇ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾ ದಿವಿ ದೇವತಾಃ ।
ತ್ರೈಲೋಕ್ಯೇ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಃ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾ ಏವ ಕಾರಣಮ್ ॥ ೬೭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.1.22.67 in Gujarati sript:
એકત્ર મન્ત્રા સ્તિષ્ઠન્તિ તેજ એકત્ર તિષ્ઠતિ ।
બ્રાહ્મણા દેવતા લોકે બ્રાહ્મણા દિવિ દેવતાઃ ।
ત્રૈલોક્યે બ્રાહ્મણાઃ શ્રેષ્ઠા બ્રાહ્મણા એવ કારણમ્ ॥ ૬૭ ॥

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 7.1.22.67 in Malayalam sript:
ഏകത്ര മന്ത്രാ സ്തിഷ്ഠന്തി തേജ ഏകത്ര തിഷ്ഠതി ।
ബ്രാഹ്മണാ ദേവതാ ലോകേ ബ്രാഹ്മണാ ദിവി ദേവതാഃ ।
ത്രൈലോക്യേ ബ്രാഹ്മണാഃ ശ്രേഷ്ഠാ ബ്രാഹ്മണാ ഏവ കാരണമ് ॥ ൬൭ ॥

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