Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.1.207.2 (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 7.1.207.2

लोके श्रेष्ठतमं सर्वं ह्यात्मनश्चापि यत्प्रियम् ।
सर्वं पितॄणां दातव्यं तदेवाक्षय्यमिच्छताम् ॥ २ ॥

loke śreṣṭhatamaṃ sarvaṃ hyātmanaścāpi yatpriyam |
sarvaṃ pitṝṇāṃ dātavyaṃ tadevākṣayyamicchatām || 2 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.1.207.2 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 (7.1.207.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Loka, Shreshthatama, Sarvam, Sarva, Atman, Capin, Capi, Yat, Yad, Priyam, Pri, Priya, Pitri, Datavya, Tada, Iva, Akshayyam, Akshayya, Icchata, Icchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.1.207.2). 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: “loke śreṣṭhatamaṃ sarvaṃ hyātmanaścāpi yatpriyam
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • śreṣṭhatamam -
  • śreṣṭhatama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭhatama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭhatamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hyā -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ātmanaś -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • priyam -
  • priyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sarvaṃ pitṝṇāṃ dātavyaṃ tadevākṣayyamicchatām
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pitṝṇām -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • dātavyam -
  • dātavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dātavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dātavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tade -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • akṣayyam -
  • akṣayyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akṣayya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣayya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣayyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • icchatām -
  • icchatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.1.207.2

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 7.1.207.2 in Bengali sript:
লোকে শ্রেষ্ঠতমং সর্বং হ্যাত্মনশ্চাপি যত্প্রিযম্ ।
সর্বং পিতৄণাং দাতব্যং তদেবাক্ষয্যমিচ্ছতাম্ ॥ ২ ॥

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 7.1.207.2 in Kannada sript:
ಲೋಕೇ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠತಮಂ ಸರ್ವಂ ಹ್ಯಾತ್ಮನಶ್ಚಾಪಿ ಯತ್ಪ್ರಿಯಮ್ ।
ಸರ್ವಂ ಪಿತೄಣಾಂ ದಾತವ್ಯಂ ತದೇವಾಕ್ಷಯ್ಯಮಿಚ್ಛತಾಮ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.1.207.2 in Gujarati sript:
લોકે શ્રેષ્ઠતમં સર્વં હ્યાત્મનશ્ચાપિ યત્પ્રિયમ્ ।
સર્વં પિતૄણાં દાતવ્યં તદેવાક્ષય્યમિચ્છતામ્ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 7.1.207.2 in Malayalam sript:
ലോകേ ശ്രേഷ്ഠതമം സര്വം ഹ്യാത്മനശ്ചാപി യത്പ്രിയമ് ।
സര്വം പിതൄണാം ദാതവ്യം തദേവാക്ഷയ്യമിച്ഛതാമ് ॥ ൨ ॥

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