Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.5.18 (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 1.2.5.18

न विद्यया केवलया तपसा वापि पात्रता ।
यत्र वृत्तिमिमे चोभे तद्वि पात्रं प्रचक्षते ॥ १८ ॥

na vidyayā kevalayā tapasā vāpi pātratā |
yatra vṛttimime cobhe tadvi pātraṃ pracakṣate || 18 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.5.18 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 (1.2.5.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vidya, Kevala, Tapasa, Vapi, Vapin, Patrata, Yatra, Vritti, Iyam, Idam, Ubha, Tad, Tat, Patra, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.5.18). 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: “na vidyayā kevalayā tapasā vāpi pātratā
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidyayā -
  • vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kevalayā -
  • kevalā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tapasā* -
  • tapasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vāpi -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pātratā -
  • pātratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yatra vṛttimime cobhe tadvi pātraṃ pracakṣate
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛttim -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ime -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ubhe -
  • ubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pātram -
  • pātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cakṣate -
  • cakṣ (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.5.18

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 1.2.5.18 in Bengali sript:
ন বিদ্যযা কেবলযা তপসা বাপি পাত্রতা ।
যত্র বৃত্তিমিমে চোভে তদ্বি পাত্রং প্রচক্ষতে ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 1.2.5.18 in Kannada sript:
ನ ವಿದ್ಯಯಾ ಕೇವಲಯಾ ತಪಸಾ ವಾಪಿ ಪಾತ್ರತಾ ।
ಯತ್ರ ವೃತ್ತಿಮಿಮೇ ಚೋಭೇ ತದ್ವಿ ಪಾತ್ರಂ ಪ್ರಚಕ್ಷತೇ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.5.18 in Gujarati sript:
ન વિદ્યયા કેવલયા તપસા વાપિ પાત્રતા ।
યત્ર વૃત્તિમિમે ચોભે તદ્વિ પાત્રં પ્રચક્ષતે ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 1.2.5.18 in Malayalam sript:
ന വിദ്യയാ കേവലയാ തപസാ വാപി പാത്രതാ ।
യത്ര വൃത്തിമിമേ ചോഭേ തദ്വി പാത്രം പ്രചക്ഷതേ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

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