Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.160.6 (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 6.1.160.6

सूत उवाच ।
एवमुक्तो विहस्योच्चैः स तदा ब्राह्मणोत्तमाः ।
तामालिंग्य ततः प्राह वचनं मधुराक्षरम् ॥ ६ ॥

sūta uvāca |
evamukto vihasyoccaiḥ sa tadā brāhmaṇottamāḥ |
tāmāliṃgya tataḥ prāha vacanaṃ madhurākṣaram || 6 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.160.6 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 (6.1.160.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suta, Evam, Eva, Ukta, Viha, Uccaih, Ucca, Tada, Brahmanottama, Tama, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Praha, Vacana, Madhurakshara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.160.6). 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: “sūta uvāca
  • sūta* -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • 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: “evamukto vihasyoccaiḥ sa tadā brāhmaṇottamāḥ
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ukto* -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • vihasyo -
  • viha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    viha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • uccaiḥ -
  • uccaiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ucca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ucca (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • brāhmaṇottamāḥ -
  • brāhmaṇottama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 3: “tāmāliṃgya tataḥ prāha vacanaṃ madhurākṣaram
  • tāmā -
  • tāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aliṅgya -
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • prāha -
  • prāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • madhurākṣaram -
  • madhurākṣara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhurākṣara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhurākṣarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.160.6

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 6.1.160.6 in Bengali sript:
সূত উবাচ ।
এবমুক্তো বিহস্যোচ্চৈঃ স তদা ব্রাহ্মণোত্তমাঃ ।
তামালিংগ্য ততঃ প্রাহ বচনং মধুরাক্ষরম্ ॥ ৬ ॥

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 6.1.160.6 in Kannada sript:
ಸೂತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏವಮುಕ್ತೋ ವಿಹಸ್ಯೋಚ್ಚೈಃ ಸ ತದಾ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೋತ್ತಮಾಃ ।
ತಾಮಾಲಿಂಗ್ಯ ತತಃ ಪ್ರಾಹ ವಚನಂ ಮಧುರಾಕ್ಷರಮ್ ॥ ೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.160.6 in Gujarati sript:
સૂત ઉવાચ ।
એવમુક્તો વિહસ્યોચ્ચૈઃ સ તદા બ્રાહ્મણોત્તમાઃ ।
તામાલિંગ્ય તતઃ પ્રાહ વચનં મધુરાક્ષરમ્ ॥ ૬ ॥

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 6.1.160.6 in Malayalam sript:
സൂത ഉവാച ।
ഏവമുക്തോ വിഹസ്യോച്ചൈഃ സ തദാ ബ്രാഹ്മണോത്തമാഃ ।
താമാലിംഗ്യ തതഃ പ്രാഹ വചനം മധുരാക്ഷരമ് ॥ ൬ ॥

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