Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.7.22.17 (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 2.7.22.17

दृष्ट्वा कलियुगे राजञ्जनान्पापरतान्मुनिः ।
तस्यैव प्रथमे पादे वर्णधर्मविवर्जिते ॥ १७ ॥

dṛṣṭvā kaliyuge rājañjanānpāparatānmuniḥ |
tasyaiva prathame pāde varṇadharmavivarjite || 17 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.7.22.17 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 (2.7.22.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kaliyuga, Rajan, Rajat, Jana, Papa, Rata, Muni, Tad, Tas, Prathama, Pada, Varnadharma, Vivarjita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.7.22.17). 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: “dṛṣṭvā kaliyuge rājañjanānpāparatānmuniḥ
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • kaliyuge -
  • kaliyuga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • rājañ -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • janān -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pāpa -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ratān -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    rata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [ablative single from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> rata (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ram class 1 verb]
  • muniḥ -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tasyaiva prathame pāde varṇadharmavivarjite
  • tasyai -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single], [imperative passive first single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • prathame -
  • prathama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    prathama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prathamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pāde -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • varṇadharma -
  • varṇadharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vivarjite -
  • vivarjita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vivarjita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vivarjitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.7.22.17

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 2.7.22.17 in Bengali sript:
দৃষ্ট্বা কলিযুগে রাজঞ্জনান্পাপরতান্মুনিঃ ।
তস্যৈব প্রথমে পাদে বর্ণধর্মবিবর্জিতে ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 2.7.22.17 in Kannada sript:
ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಕಲಿಯುಗೇ ರಾಜಞ್ಜನಾನ್ಪಾಪರತಾನ್ಮುನಿಃ ।
ತಸ್ಯೈವ ಪ್ರಥಮೇ ಪಾದೇ ವರ್ಣಧರ್ಮವಿವರ್ಜಿತೇ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.7.22.17 in Gujarati sript:
દૃષ્ટ્વા કલિયુગે રાજઞ્જનાન્પાપરતાન્મુનિઃ ।
તસ્યૈવ પ્રથમે પાદે વર્ણધર્મવિવર્જિતે ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 2.7.22.17 in Malayalam sript:
ദൃഷ്ട്വാ കലിയുഗേ രാജഞ്ജനാന്പാപരതാന്മുനിഃ ।
തസ്യൈവ പ്രഥമേ പാദേ വര്ണധര്മവിവര്ജിതേ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

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