Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.4.12.27 (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 7.4.12.27

श्यामलोवाच ।
किं तस्य मन्दभाग्यस्य अल्पपुण्यस्य दुर्मतेः ।
मा कुरुध्वं कथाः साध्व्यः कथां कथयताऽपराम् ॥ २७ ॥

śyāmalovāca |
kiṃ tasya mandabhāgyasya alpapuṇyasya durmateḥ |
mā kurudhvaṃ kathāḥ sādhvyaḥ kathāṃ kathayatā'parām || 27 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.4.12.27 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 (7.4.12.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shyamala, Kim, Tad, Mandabhagya, Alpapunya, Durmati, Asmad, Katha, Sadhvi, Apara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.4.12.27). 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: “śyāmalovāca
  • śyāmalo -
  • śyāmala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śyāmala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śyāmalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “kiṃ tasya mandabhāgyasya alpapuṇyasya durmateḥ
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mandabhāgyasya -
  • mandabhāgya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    mandabhāgya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • alpapuṇyasya -
  • alpapuṇya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    alpapuṇya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • durmateḥ -
  • durmati (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    durmati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “ kurudhvaṃ kathāḥ sādhvyaḥ kathāṃ kathayatā'parām
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • kurudhvam -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative middle second plural]
  • kathāḥ -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sādhvyaḥ -
  • sādhvī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kathām -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kathayatā' -
  • aparām -
  • aparā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.4.12.27

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 7.4.12.27 in Bengali sript:
শ্যামলোবাচ ।
কিং তস্য মন্দভাগ্যস্য অল্পপুণ্যস্য দুর্মতেঃ ।
মা কুরুধ্বং কথাঃ সাধ্ব্যঃ কথাং কথযতাঽপরাম্ ॥ ২৭ ॥

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 7.4.12.27 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ಯಾಮಲೋವಾಚ ।
ಕಿಂ ತಸ್ಯ ಮನ್ದಭಾಗ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಅಲ್ಪಪುಣ್ಯಸ್ಯ ದುರ್ಮತೇಃ ।
ಮಾ ಕುರುಧ್ವಂ ಕಥಾಃ ಸಾಧ್ವ್ಯಃ ಕಥಾಂ ಕಥಯತಾಽಪರಾಮ್ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.4.12.27 in Gujarati sript:
શ્યામલોવાચ ।
કિં તસ્ય મન્દભાગ્યસ્ય અલ્પપુણ્યસ્ય દુર્મતેઃ ।
મા કુરુધ્વં કથાઃ સાધ્વ્યઃ કથાં કથયતાઽપરામ્ ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 7.4.12.27 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്യാമലോവാച ।
കിം തസ്യ മന്ദഭാഗ്യസ്യ അല്പപുണ്യസ്യ ദുര്മതേഃ ।
മാ കുരുധ്വം കഥാഃ സാധ്വ്യഃ കഥാം കഥയതാഽപരാമ് ॥ ൨൭ ॥

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