[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) › 16.2.1 # Skandapurana 16.2.1 Skandapurāṇa 16.2.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.2.1) .. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. .. kathāyā lakṣaṇaṃ brūhi guṇadoṣānsavistarān .. ārṣeyapauruṣeyāṇāṃ kāvyacihnaparīkṣaṇam .. kathaṃ jñeyaṃ mahābuddhe śrotumicchāmahe vayam .. 1 .. > The seers said: / Declare the characteristics of a narrative, its merits and faults in detail, / and the examination of the poetic marks of sages' and human works; / how are they to be known, O highly intelligent one? We wish to hear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.1.30\_13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.1.30_13) - [Next: 16.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.2.2) - [Up: 16.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.2.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.2.1) · Pramāṇa