Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.1.40.55 (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 4.1.40.55

आरोप्य शूद्रां शयने विप्रो गच्छेदधोगतिम् ।
उत्पाद्य पुत्रं शूद्रायां ब्राह्मण्यादेव हीयते ॥ ५५ ॥

āropya śūdrāṃ śayane vipro gacchedadhogatim |
utpādya putraṃ śūdrāyāṃ brāhmaṇyādeva hīyate || 55 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.1.40.55 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 (4.1.40.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aropya, Shudra, Shayana, Vipra, Adhogati, Utpadya, Putra, Brahmanya, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.1.40.55). 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: “āropya śūdrāṃ śayane vipro gacchedadhogatim
  • āropya -
  • āropya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āropya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śūdrām -
  • śūdrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śayane -
  • śayana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śayana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śayanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vipro* -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gacched -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • adhogatim -
  • adhogati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    adhogati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “utpādya putraṃ śūdrāyāṃ brāhmaṇyādeva hīyate
  • utpādya -
  • utpādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utpādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putram -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śūdrāyām -
  • śūdrā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • brāhmaṇyād -
  • brāhmaṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    brāhmaṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hīyate -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    hi (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.1.40.55

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 4.1.40.55 in Bengali sript:
আরোপ্য শূদ্রাং শযনে বিপ্রো গচ্ছেদধোগতিম্ ।
উত্পাদ্য পুত্রং শূদ্রাযাং ব্রাহ্মণ্যাদেব হীযতে ॥ ৫৫ ॥

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 4.1.40.55 in Kannada sript:
ಆರೋಪ್ಯ ಶೂದ್ರಾಂ ಶಯನೇ ವಿಪ್ರೋ ಗಚ್ಛೇದಧೋಗತಿಮ್ ।
ಉತ್ಪಾದ್ಯ ಪುತ್ರಂ ಶೂದ್ರಾಯಾಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಾದೇವ ಹೀಯತೇ ॥ ೫೫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.1.40.55 in Gujarati sript:
આરોપ્ય શૂદ્રાં શયને વિપ્રો ગચ્છેદધોગતિમ્ ।
ઉત્પાદ્ય પુત્રં શૂદ્રાયાં બ્રાહ્મણ્યાદેવ હીયતે ॥ ૫૫ ॥

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 4.1.40.55 in Malayalam sript:
ആരോപ്യ ശൂദ്രാം ശയനേ വിപ്രോ ഗച്ഛേദധോഗതിമ് ।
ഉത്പാദ്യ പുത്രം ശൂദ്രായാം ബ്രാഹ്മണ്യാദേവ ഹീയതേ ॥ ൫൫ ॥

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