Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.10.73 (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 5.3.10.73

ज्ञानं महत्पुण्यतमं पवित्रं पठन्त्यदो नित्यविशुद्धसत्त्वाः ।
गतिं परां यान्ति महानुभावा रुद्रस्य वाक्यं हि यथा प्रमाणम् ॥ ७३ ॥

jñānaṃ mahatpuṇyatamaṃ pavitraṃ paṭhantyado nityaviśuddhasattvāḥ |
gatiṃ parāṃ yānti mahānubhāvā rudrasya vākyaṃ hi yathā pramāṇam || 73 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.10.73 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 (5.3.10.73). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jnana, Mahat, Punyatama, Pavitra, Pathat, Pathanti, Ada, Adah, Nitya, Vishuddhasattva, Gati, Para, Yantin, Yanti, Mahanubhava, Rudra, Vakya, Yatha, Pramana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.10.73). 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: “jñānaṃ mahatpuṇyatamaṃ pavitraṃ paṭhantyado nityaviśuddhasattvāḥ
  • jñānam -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahat -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • puṇyatamam -
  • puṇyatama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇyatama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pavitram -
  • pavitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pavitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pavitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paṭhantya -
  • paṭh -> paṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √paṭh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṭh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √paṭh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṭh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √paṭh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √paṭh class 1 verb]
    paṭh -> paṭhantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √paṭh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √paṭh class 1 verb]
    paṭh (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • ado* -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṝ (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
  • nitya -
  • nitya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśuddhasattvāḥ -
  • viśuddhasattva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viśuddhasattvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “gatiṃ parāṃ yānti mahānubhāvā rudrasya vākyaṃ hi yathā pramāṇam
  • gatim -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • parām -
  • parā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yānti -
  • yāntin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāntin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yāntī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    yāntī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    yāntī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mahānubhāvā* -
  • mahānubhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahānubhāvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rudrasya -
  • rudra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    rudra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pramāṇam -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.10.73

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 5.3.10.73 in Bengali sript:
জ্ঞানং মহত্পুণ্যতমং পবিত্রং পঠন্ত্যদো নিত্যবিশুদ্ধসত্ত্বাঃ ।
গতিং পরাং যান্তি মহানুভাবা রুদ্রস্য বাক্যং হি যথা প্রমাণম্ ॥ ৭৩ ॥

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 5.3.10.73 in Kannada sript:
ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ಮಹತ್ಪುಣ್ಯತಮಂ ಪವಿತ್ರಂ ಪಠನ್ತ್ಯದೋ ನಿತ್ಯವಿಶುದ್ಧಸತ್ತ್ವಾಃ ।
ಗತಿಂ ಪರಾಂ ಯಾನ್ತಿ ಮಹಾನುಭಾವಾ ರುದ್ರಸ್ಯ ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ಹಿ ಯಥಾ ಪ್ರಮಾಣಮ್ ॥ ೭೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.10.73 in Gujarati sript:
જ્ઞાનં મહત્પુણ્યતમં પવિત્રં પઠન્ત્યદો નિત્યવિશુદ્ધસત્ત્વાઃ ।
ગતિં પરાં યાન્તિ મહાનુભાવા રુદ્રસ્ય વાક્યં હિ યથા પ્રમાણમ્ ॥ ૭૩ ॥

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 5.3.10.73 in Malayalam sript:
ജ്ഞാനം മഹത്പുണ്യതമം പവിത്രം പഠന്ത്യദോ നിത്യവിശുദ്ധസത്ത്വാഃ ।
ഗതിം പരാം യാന്തി മഹാനുഭാവാ രുദ്രസ്യ വാക്യം ഹി യഥാ പ്രമാണമ് ॥ ൭൩ ॥

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