Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.2.9.174 (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 7.2.9.174

केन देव प्रकारेण तोषं यास्यसि शंकर ।
मर्त्यानां केन दानेन तपसा नियमेन वा ॥ १७४ ॥

kena deva prakāreṇa toṣaṃ yāsyasi śaṃkara |
martyānāṃ kena dānena tapasā niyamena vā || 174 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.2.9.174 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 (7.2.9.174). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kena, Kah, Kim, Deva, Prakara, Tosha, Shankara, Martya, Dana, Tapasa, Niyama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.2.9.174). 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: “kena deva prakāreṇa toṣaṃ yāsyasi śaṃkara
  • kena -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • prakāreṇa -
  • prakāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • toṣam -
  • toṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • yāsyasi -
  • (verb class 2)
    [future active second single]
  • śaṅkara -
  • śaṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “martyānāṃ kena dānena tapasā niyamena
  • martyānām -
  • martya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    martya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    martyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kena -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dānena -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tapasā* -
  • tapasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • niyamena -
  • niyama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.2.9.174

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 7.2.9.174 in Bengali sript:
কেন দেব প্রকারেণ তোষং যাস্যসি শংকর ।
মর্ত্যানাং কেন দানেন তপসা নিযমেন বা ॥ ১৭৪ ॥

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 7.2.9.174 in Kannada sript:
ಕೇನ ದೇವ ಪ್ರಕಾರೇಣ ತೋಷಂ ಯಾಸ್ಯಸಿ ಶಂಕರ ।
ಮರ್ತ್ಯಾನಾಂ ಕೇನ ದಾನೇನ ತಪಸಾ ನಿಯಮೇನ ವಾ ॥ ೧೭೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.2.9.174 in Gujarati sript:
કેન દેવ પ્રકારેણ તોષં યાસ્યસિ શંકર ।
મર્ત્યાનાં કેન દાનેન તપસા નિયમેન વા ॥ ૧૭૪ ॥

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 7.2.9.174 in Malayalam sript:
കേന ദേവ പ്രകാരേണ തോഷം യാസ്യസി ശംകര ।
മര്ത്യാനാം കേന ദാനേന തപസാ നിയമേന വാ ॥ ൧൭൪ ॥

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