Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.42.171 (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 1.2.42.171

एकः शास्ता न द्वितीयोऽस्ति शास्ता हृद्येव तिष्ठन्पुरुषं प्रशास्ति ।
तेनाभियुक्तः प्रणवादिवोदकं यता नियुक्तोस्मि तथाचरामि ॥ १७१ ॥

ekaḥ śāstā na dvitīyo'sti śāstā hṛdyeva tiṣṭhanpuruṣaṃ praśāsti |
tenābhiyuktaḥ praṇavādivodakaṃ yatā niyuktosmi tathācarāmi || 171 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.42.171 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 (1.2.42.171). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eka, Shasta, Dvitiya, Asti, Hridya, Iva, Tishthat, Purusha, Prasha, Tad, Tena, Abhiyukta, Pranava, Udaka, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.42.171). 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: “ekaḥ śāstā na dvitīyo'sti śāstā hṛdyeva tiṣṭhanpuruṣaṃ praśāsti
  • ekaḥ -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāstā* -
  • śās -> śāsta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śāstā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śās class 2 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvitīyo' -
  • dvitīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • śāstā* -
  • śās -> śāsta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śāstā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śās class 2 verb]
  • hṛdye -
  • hṛdya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    hṛdya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    hṛdyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tiṣṭhan -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • puruṣam -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • praśā -
  • praśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “tenābhiyuktaḥ praṇavādivodakaṃ yatā niyuktosmi tathācarāmi
  • tenā -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • abhiyuktaḥ -
  • abhiyukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • praṇavād -
  • praṇava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ivo -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • udakam -
  • udaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yatā* -
  • Cannot analyse niyuktosmi*ta
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • carāmi -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.42.171

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 1.2.42.171 in Bengali sript:
একঃ শাস্তা ন দ্বিতীযোঽস্তি শাস্তা হৃদ্যেব তিষ্ঠন্পুরুষং প্রশাস্তি ।
তেনাভিযুক্তঃ প্রণবাদিবোদকং যতা নিযুক্তোস্মি তথাচরামি ॥ ১৭১ ॥

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 1.2.42.171 in Kannada sript:
ಏಕಃ ಶಾಸ್ತಾ ನ ದ್ವಿತೀಯೋಽಸ್ತಿ ಶಾಸ್ತಾ ಹೃದ್ಯೇವ ತಿಷ್ಠನ್ಪುರುಷಂ ಪ್ರಶಾಸ್ತಿ ।
ತೇನಾಭಿಯುಕ್ತಃ ಪ್ರಣವಾದಿವೋದಕಂ ಯತಾ ನಿಯುಕ್ತೋಸ್ಮಿ ತಥಾಚರಾಮಿ ॥ ೧೭೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.42.171 in Gujarati sript:
એકઃ શાસ્તા ન દ્વિતીયોઽસ્તિ શાસ્તા હૃદ્યેવ તિષ્ઠન્પુરુષં પ્રશાસ્તિ ।
તેનાભિયુક્તઃ પ્રણવાદિવોદકં યતા નિયુક્તોસ્મિ તથાચરામિ ॥ ૧૭૧ ॥

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 1.2.42.171 in Malayalam sript:
ഏകഃ ശാസ്താ ന ദ്വിതീയോഽസ്തി ശാസ്താ ഹൃദ്യേവ തിഷ്ഠന്പുരുഷം പ്രശാസ്തി ।
തേനാഭിയുക്തഃ പ്രണവാദിവോദകം യതാ നിയുക്തോസ്മി തഥാചരാമി ॥ ൧൭൧ ॥

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