Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.40.47 (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 1.2.40.47

नर उवाच ।
न जाने पितरौ स्वीयौ नष्टौ वा सर्वथा न हि ।
एवमेवापि पश्यामि सर्वदाऽहं स एव च ॥ ४७ ॥

nara uvāca |
na jāne pitarau svīyau naṣṭau vā sarvathā na hi |
evamevāpi paśyāmi sarvadā'haṃ sa eva ca || 47 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.40.47 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 (1.2.40.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nara, Nri, Jana, Jani, Pitri, Sviya, Nashta, Nashti, Sarvatha, Evam, Eva, Api, Pashya, Amin, Aha, Asmad, Sah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.40.47). 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: “nara uvāca
  • nara* -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • 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: “na jāne pitarau svīyau naṣṭau sarvathā na hi
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāne -
  • jāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jāni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    jāni (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [present middle first single]
  • pitarau -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • svīyau -
  • svīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • naṣṭau -
  • naṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    naṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sarvathā -
  • sarvathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 3: “evamevāpi paśyāmi sarvadā'haṃ sa eva ca
  • 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]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • paśyā -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sarvadā' -
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • sa* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.40.47

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 1.2.40.47 in Bengali sript:
নর উবাচ ।
ন জানে পিতরৌ স্বীযৌ নষ্টৌ বা সর্বথা ন হি ।
এবমেবাপি পশ্যামি সর্বদাঽহং স এব চ ॥ ৪৭ ॥

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 1.2.40.47 in Kannada sript:
ನರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ನ ಜಾನೇ ಪಿತರೌ ಸ್ವೀಯೌ ನಷ್ಟೌ ವಾ ಸರ್ವಥಾ ನ ಹಿ ।
ಏವಮೇವಾಪಿ ಪಶ್ಯಾಮಿ ಸರ್ವದಾಽಹಂ ಸ ಏವ ಚ ॥ ೪೭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.40.47 in Gujarati sript:
નર ઉવાચ ।
ન જાને પિતરૌ સ્વીયૌ નષ્ટૌ વા સર્વથા ન હિ ।
એવમેવાપિ પશ્યામિ સર્વદાઽહં સ એવ ચ ॥ ૪૭ ॥

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 1.2.40.47 in Malayalam sript:
നര ഉവാച ।
ന ജാനേ പിതരൌ സ്വീയൌ നഷ്ടൌ വാ സര്വഥാ ന ഹി ।
ഏവമേവാപി പശ്യാമി സര്വദാഽഹം സ ഏവ ച ॥ ൪൭ ॥

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