Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.2.17.161 (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 7.2.17.161

मौनेन विधिना राजा जगृहेऽर्घ्यं द्विजाज्ञया ।
तमासनगतं विप्रो गृहीतार्घ्यं महामुनिः ॥ १६१ ॥

maunena vidhinā rājā jagṛhe'rghyaṃ dvijājñayā |
tamāsanagataṃ vipro gṛhītārghyaṃ mahāmuniḥ || 161 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.2.17.161 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 (7.2.17.161). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mauna, Vidhi, Raja, Grih, Griha, Arghya, Dvija, Ajna, Tama, Sanaga, Vipra, Grihitri, Grihita, Mahamuni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.2.17.161). 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: “maunena vidhinā rājā jagṛhe'rghyaṃ dvijājñayā
  • maunena -
  • mauna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mauna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vidhinā -
  • vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ja -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛhe' -
  • gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gṛh (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • arghyam -
  • arghya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arghya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arghyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dvijā -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ajñayā -
  • ajñā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “tamāsanagataṃ vipro gṛhītārghyaṃ mahāmuniḥ
  • tamā -
  • tamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sanaga -
  • sanaga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vipro* -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gṛhītā -
  • gṛhīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛhīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛhītṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    gṛhītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    grah -> gṛhīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah -> gṛhīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah -> gṛhītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb]
  • arghyam -
  • arghya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arghya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arghyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahāmuniḥ -
  • mahāmuni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.2.17.161

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 7.2.17.161 in Bengali sript:
মৌনেন বিধিনা রাজা জগৃহেঽর্ঘ্যং দ্বিজাজ্ঞযা ।
তমাসনগতং বিপ্রো গৃহীতার্ঘ্যং মহামুনিঃ ॥ ১৬১ ॥

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 7.2.17.161 in Kannada sript:
ಮೌನೇನ ವಿಧಿನಾ ರಾಜಾ ಜಗೃಹೇಽರ್ಘ್ಯಂ ದ್ವಿಜಾಜ್ಞಯಾ ।
ತಮಾಸನಗತಂ ವಿಪ್ರೋ ಗೃಹೀತಾರ್ಘ್ಯಂ ಮಹಾಮುನಿಃ ॥ ೧೬೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.2.17.161 in Gujarati sript:
મૌનેન વિધિના રાજા જગૃહેઽર્ઘ્યં દ્વિજાજ્ઞયા ।
તમાસનગતં વિપ્રો ગૃહીતાર્ઘ્યં મહામુનિઃ ॥ ૧૬૧ ॥

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 7.2.17.161 in Malayalam sript:
മൌനേന വിധിനാ രാജാ ജഗൃഹേഽര്ഘ്യം ദ്വിജാജ്ഞയാ ।
തമാസനഗതം വിപ്രോ ഗൃഹീതാര്ഘ്യം മഹാമുനിഃ ॥ ൧൬൧ ॥

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