Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.2.17.259 (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 7.2.17.259

एवं प्रवर्तते यज्ञो महान्सर्वस्वदक्षिणः ॥ २५९ ॥

evaṃ pravartate yajño mahānsarvasvadakṣiṇaḥ || 259 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.2.17.259 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 (7.2.17.259). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Pravarta, Tad, Yushmad, Yajna, Maha, Mahat, Sarvasvadakshina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.2.17.259). 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 pravartate yajño mahānsarvasvadakṣiṇaḥ
  • 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]
  • pravarta -
  • pravarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • yajño* -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahān -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • sarvasvadakṣiṇaḥ -
  • sarvasvadakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.2.17.259

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 7.2.17.259 in Bengali sript:
এবং প্রবর্ততে যজ্ঞো মহান্সর্বস্বদক্ষিণঃ ॥ ২৫৯ ॥

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 7.2.17.259 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಂ ಪ್ರವರ್ತತೇ ಯಜ್ಞೋ ಮಹಾನ್ಸರ್ವಸ್ವದಕ್ಷಿಣಃ ॥ ೨೫೯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.2.17.259 in Gujarati sript:
એવં પ્રવર્તતે યજ્ઞો મહાન્સર્વસ્વદક્ષિણઃ ॥ ૨૫૯ ॥

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 7.2.17.259 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവം പ്രവര്തതേ യജ്ഞോ മഹാന്സര്വസ്വദക്ഷിണഃ ॥ ൨൫൯ ॥

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