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# Skandapurana 5.122.25

Skandapurāṇa 5.122.25

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [5.122.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.122.25)

vajralepasya mūrkhasya nārīṇāṃ karkaṭasya ca ..  
eko grahastu mīnānāṃ nīlīmadyapayostathā ..25..

> ‘The grasp of diamond-cement, of a fool, of women, and of a crab / is single, as is that of fish, and likewise of indigo and wine.’ ”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.122.25) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Hāṭakeśvaramāhātmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.hatakesvaramahatmya.123.25) — Sanskrit
- [Indische Sprüche](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.adhunika.indische-spruche.5907) — Otto von Böhtlingk 1863, Sanskrit

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