Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.1.22.46 (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 2.1.22.46

समर्थोऽपि द्विजश्रेष्ठः श्राद्धे वन्ध्यापतिं त्यजेत् ।
अलभ्ये तु द्विजे पात्रे तन्तुमात्रोपजीविनम् ॥ ४६ ॥

samartho'pi dvijaśreṣṭhaḥ śrāddhe vandhyāpatiṃ tyajet |
alabhye tu dvije pātre tantumātropajīvinam || 46 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.1.22.46 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 (2.1.22.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samartha, Api, Dvijashreshtha, Shraddha, Vandhya, Apati, Alabhya, Dvija, Patri, Patra, Tantu, Atra, Upajivin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.1.22.46). 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: “samartho'pi dvijaśreṣṭhaḥ śrāddhe vandhyāpatiṃ tyajet
  • samartho' -
  • samartha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dvijaśreṣṭhaḥ -
  • dvijaśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrāddhe -
  • śrāddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śrāddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śrāddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vandhyā -
  • vandhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vandhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vandhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apatim -
  • apati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    apati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tyajet -
  • tyaj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “alabhye tu dvije pātre tantumātropajīvinam
  • alabhye -
  • alabhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    alabhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    alabhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    labh (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive first single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dvije -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dvijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pātre -
  • pātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pātra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pātra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tantum -
  • tantu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ātro -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upajīvinam -
  • upajīvin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.1.22.46

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 2.1.22.46 in Bengali sript:
সমর্থোঽপি দ্বিজশ্রেষ্ঠঃ শ্রাদ্ধে বন্ধ্যাপতিং ত্যজেত্ ।
অলভ্যে তু দ্বিজে পাত্রে তন্তুমাত্রোপজীবিনম্ ॥ ৪৬ ॥

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 2.1.22.46 in Kannada sript:
ಸಮರ್ಥೋಽಪಿ ದ್ವಿಜಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಃ ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧೇ ವನ್ಧ್ಯಾಪತಿಂ ತ್ಯಜೇತ್ ।
ಅಲಭ್ಯೇ ತು ದ್ವಿಜೇ ಪಾತ್ರೇ ತನ್ತುಮಾತ್ರೋಪಜೀವಿನಮ್ ॥ ೪೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.1.22.46 in Gujarati sript:
સમર્થોઽપિ દ્વિજશ્રેષ્ઠઃ શ્રાદ્ધે વન્ધ્યાપતિં ત્યજેત્ ।
અલભ્યે તુ દ્વિજે પાત્રે તન્તુમાત્રોપજીવિનમ્ ॥ ૪૬ ॥

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 2.1.22.46 in Malayalam sript:
സമര്ഥോഽപി ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠഃ ശ്രാദ്ധേ വന്ധ്യാപതിം ത്യജേത് ।
അലഭ്യേ തു ദ്വിജേ പാത്രേ തന്തുമാത്രോപജീവിനമ് ॥ ൪൬ ॥

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