Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.54.29 (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 5.3.54.29

दीर्घतपा उवाच ।
ब्रह्महत्या न शक्येताप्येका निस्तरितुं प्रभो ।
दशैका च कथं शक्यास्ताः शृणुष्व नरेश्वर ॥ २९ ॥

dīrghatapā uvāca |
brahmahatyā na śakyetāpyekā nistarituṃ prabho |
daśaikā ca kathaṃ śakyāstāḥ śṛṇuṣva nareśvara || 29 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.54.29 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 (5.3.54.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dirghatapas, Dirghatapa, Brahmahatya, Api, Apya, Eka, Nih, Prabhu, Dasha, Dashan, Aika, Katham, Katha, Shakya, Tas, Nareshvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.54.29). 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: “dīrghatapā uvāca
  • dīrghatapā* -
  • dīrghatapas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dīrghatapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “brahmahatyā na śakyetāpyekā nistarituṃ prabho
  • brahmahatyā* -
  • brahmahatyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    brahmahatya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śakyetā -
  • śak (verb class 5)
    [optative passive third single]
  • apye -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    apyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ekā* -
  • ekā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nis -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • taritum -
  • tṝ -> taritum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √tṝ]
    tṝ -> taritum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √tṝ]
    tṝ -> taritum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √tṝ]
    tṝ -> taritum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √tṝ]
  • prabho -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “daśaikā ca kathaṃ śakyāstāḥ śṛṇuṣva nareśvara
  • daśai -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    daṃś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aikā -
  • aikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śakyās -
  • śakya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śakyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śakyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
  • tāḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṣva -
  • nareśvara -
  • nareśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.54.29

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 5.3.54.29 in Bengali sript:
দীর্ঘতপা উবাচ ।
ব্রহ্মহত্যা ন শক্যেতাপ্যেকা নিস্তরিতুং প্রভো ।
দশৈকা চ কথং শক্যাস্তাঃ শৃণুষ্ব নরেশ্বর ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 5.3.54.29 in Kannada sript:
ದೀರ್ಘತಪಾ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಹತ್ಯಾ ನ ಶಕ್ಯೇತಾಪ್ಯೇಕಾ ನಿಸ್ತರಿತುಂ ಪ್ರಭೋ ।
ದಶೈಕಾ ಚ ಕಥಂ ಶಕ್ಯಾಸ್ತಾಃ ಶೃಣುಷ್ವ ನರೇಶ್ವರ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.54.29 in Gujarati sript:
દીર્ઘતપા ઉવાચ ।
બ્રહ્મહત્યા ન શક્યેતાપ્યેકા નિસ્તરિતું પ્રભો ।
દશૈકા ચ કથં શક્યાસ્તાઃ શૃણુષ્વ નરેશ્વર ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 5.3.54.29 in Malayalam sript:
ദീര്ഘതപാ ഉവാച ।
ബ്രഹ്മഹത്യാ ന ശക്യേതാപ്യേകാ നിസ്തരിതും പ്രഭോ ।
ദശൈകാ ച കഥം ശക്യാസ്താഃ ശൃണുഷ്വ നരേശ്വര ॥ ൨൯ ॥

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