[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 1.4.1.70 # Skandapurana 1.4.1.70 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.1.70 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.1.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.70) śateṣu jāyate śūraḥ sahasreṣu ca paṃḍitaḥ.. vaktā śatasahasreṣu dātā jāyeta vā na vā.. 2.70 .. > A hero is born among hundreds, and a scholar among thousands; / An orator among hundreds of thousands; a giver may or may not be born. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.1.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.69) - [Next: 1.4.1.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.71) - [Up: 1.4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.1.70) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Subhāṣitasudhānidhi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.daksina.subhasitasudhanidhi.12.1) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.70) · Pramāṇa