Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.2.36.23 (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 3.2.36.23

भविष्यंति कलौ प्राप्ते मलिना दुष्टवृत्तयः ।
मद्यपानरताः सर्वेप्यया ज्यानां हि याजकाः ॥ २३ ॥

bhaviṣyaṃti kalau prāpte malinā duṣṭavṛttayaḥ |
madyapānaratāḥ sarvepyayā jyānāṃ hi yājakāḥ || 23 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.2.36.23 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 (3.2.36.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhavishyanti, Bhavishyat, Kala, Kali, Prapta, Prapti, Malina, Dushta, Vritti, Madyapana, Rata, Jya, Yajaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.2.36.23). 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: “bhaviṣyaṃti kalau prāpte malinā duṣṭavṛttayaḥ
  • bhaviṣyanti -
  • bhaviṣyantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
  • kalau -
  • kala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kali (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • prāpte -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prāpti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • malinā* -
  • malina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    malinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • duṣṭa -
  • duṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛttayaḥ -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “madyapānaratāḥ sarvepyayā jyānāṃ hi yājakāḥ
  • madyapāna -
  • madyapāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ratāḥ -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> ratā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb]
  • Cannot analyse sarvepyayā*jy
  • jyānām -
  • jya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    jya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    jyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yājakāḥ -
  • yājaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 3.2.36.23

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 3.2.36.23 in Bengali sript:
ভবিষ্যংতি কলৌ প্রাপ্তে মলিনা দুষ্টবৃত্তযঃ ।
মদ্যপানরতাঃ সর্বেপ্যযা জ্যানাং হি যাজকাঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 3.2.36.23 in Kannada sript:
ಭವಿಷ್ಯಂತಿ ಕಲೌ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತೇ ಮಲಿನಾ ದುಷ್ಟವೃತ್ತಯಃ ।
ಮದ್ಯಪಾನರತಾಃ ಸರ್ವೇಪ್ಯಯಾ ಜ್ಯಾನಾಂ ಹಿ ಯಾಜಕಾಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.2.36.23 in Gujarati sript:
ભવિષ્યંતિ કલૌ પ્રાપ્તે મલિના દુષ્ટવૃત્તયઃ ।
મદ્યપાનરતાઃ સર્વેપ્યયા જ્યાનાં હિ યાજકાઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 3.2.36.23 in Malayalam sript:
ഭവിഷ്യംതി കലൌ പ്രാപ്തേ മലിനാ ദുഷ്ടവൃത്തയഃ ।
മദ്യപാനരതാഃ സര്വേപ്യയാ ജ്യാനാം ഹി യാജകാഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

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