Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.1.165.149 (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 7.1.165.149

एवं शक्रे च विष्णौ च रुद्रे वै पावके तथा ।
ब्रह्मणो ब्रह्मणानां च गायत्री सा वरं ददौ ।
तस्मिन्काले वरं दत्त्वा ब्रह्मणः पार्श्वगाऽभवत् ॥ १४९ ॥

evaṃ śakre ca viṣṇau ca rudre vai pāvake tathā |
brahmaṇo brahmaṇānāṃ ca gāyatrī sā varaṃ dadau |
tasminkāle varaṃ dattvā brahmaṇaḥ pārśvagā'bhavat || 149 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.1.165.149 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 (7.1.165.149). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Shakra, Shakri, Vishnu, Rudra, Pavaka, Pavaki, Tatha, Brahman, Brahmana, Gayatri, Gayatrin, Varam, Vara, Dad, Dada, Dadi, Tad, Kale, Kala, Dattva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.1.165.149). 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: “evaṃ śakre ca viṣṇau ca rudre vai pāvake tathā
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śakre -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śakra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śakrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śakri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṣṇau -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rudre -
  • rudra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rudra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rudrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • pāvake -
  • pāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pāvaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pāvakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pāvaki (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “brahmaṇo brahmaṇānāṃ ca gāyatrī varaṃ dadau
  • brahmaṇo* -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmaṇānām -
  • brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    brahmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gāyatrī -
  • gāyatrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    gāyatrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dadau -
  • dad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dadi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dadi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    dai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    de (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 3: “tasminkāle varaṃ dattvā brahmaṇaḥ pārśvagā'bhavat
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dattvā -
  • dattvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    dad -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dad]
  • brahmaṇaḥ -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pārśvagā' -
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.1.165.149

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 7.1.165.149 in Bengali sript:
এবং শক্রে চ বিষ্ণৌ চ রুদ্রে বৈ পাবকে তথা ।
ব্রহ্মণো ব্রহ্মণানাং চ গাযত্রী সা বরং দদৌ ।
তস্মিন্কালে বরং দত্ত্বা ব্রহ্মণঃ পার্শ্বগাঽভবত্ ॥ ১৪৯ ॥

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 7.1.165.149 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಂ ಶಕ್ರೇ ಚ ವಿಷ್ಣೌ ಚ ರುದ್ರೇ ವೈ ಪಾವಕೇ ತಥಾ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಾನಾಂ ಚ ಗಾಯತ್ರೀ ಸಾ ವರಂ ದದೌ ।
ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಕಾಲೇ ವರಂ ದತ್ತ್ವಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಃ ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವಗಾಽಭವತ್ ॥ ೧೪೯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.1.165.149 in Gujarati sript:
એવં શક્રે ચ વિષ્ણૌ ચ રુદ્રે વૈ પાવકે તથા ।
બ્રહ્મણો બ્રહ્મણાનાં ચ ગાયત્રી સા વરં દદૌ ।
તસ્મિન્કાલે વરં દત્ત્વા બ્રહ્મણઃ પાર્શ્વગાઽભવત્ ॥ ૧૪૯ ॥

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 7.1.165.149 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവം ശക്രേ ച വിഷ്ണൌ ച രുദ്രേ വൈ പാവകേ തഥാ ।
ബ്രഹ്മണോ ബ്രഹ്മണാനാം ച ഗായത്രീ സാ വരം ദദൌ ।
തസ്മിന്കാലേ വരം ദത്ത്വാ ബ്രഹ്മണഃ പാര്ശ്വഗാഽഭവത് ॥ ൧൪൯ ॥

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