Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.1.13 (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 1.1.1.13

लोमश उवाच ।
अष्टादशपुराणेषु गीयते वै परः शिवः ।
तस्माच्छिवस्य माहात्म्यं वक्तुं कोऽपि न पार्यते ॥ १३ ॥

lomaśa uvāca |
aṣṭādaśapurāṇeṣu gīyate vai paraḥ śivaḥ |
tasmācchivasya māhātmyaṃ vaktuṃ ko'pi na pāryate || 13 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.1.13 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 (1.1.1.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lomasha, Ashtadashapurana, Parah, Para, Shiva, Tasmat, Tad, Mahatmya, Kah, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.1.13). 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: “lomaśa uvāca
  • lomaśa* -
  • lomaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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: “aṣṭādaśapurāṇeṣu gīyate vai paraḥ śivaḥ
  • aṣṭādaśapurāṇeṣu -
  • aṣṭādaśapurāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    aṣṭādaśapurāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • gīyate -
  • (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • paraḥ -
  • paraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śivaḥ -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “tasmācchivasya māhātmyaṃ vaktuṃ ko'pi na pāryate
  • tasmācch -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • śivasya -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • māhātmyam -
  • māhātmya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vaktum -
  • vac -> vaktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vac]
    vac -> vaktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vac]
  • ko' -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāryate -
  • pṝ (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    pṝ (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    pṝ (verb class 9)
    [present passive third single]
    pṛ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
    pṝ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.1.1.13

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 1.1.1.13 in Bengali sript:
লোমশ উবাচ ।
অষ্টাদশপুরাণেষু গীযতে বৈ পরঃ শিবঃ ।
তস্মাচ্ছিবস্য মাহাত্ম্যং বক্তুং কোঽপি ন পার্যতে ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 1.1.1.13 in Kannada sript:
ಲೋಮಶ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅಷ್ಟಾದಶಪುರಾಣೇಷು ಗೀಯತೇ ವೈ ಪರಃ ಶಿವಃ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾಚ್ಛಿವಸ್ಯ ಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯಂ ವಕ್ತುಂ ಕೋಽಪಿ ನ ಪಾರ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.1.1.13 in Gujarati sript:
લોમશ ઉવાચ ।
અષ્ટાદશપુરાણેષુ ગીયતે વૈ પરઃ શિવઃ ।
તસ્માચ્છિવસ્ય માહાત્મ્યં વક્તું કોઽપિ ન પાર્યતે ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 1.1.1.13 in Malayalam sript:
ലോമശ ഉവാച ।
അഷ്ടാദശപുരാണേഷു ഗീയതേ വൈ പരഃ ശിവഃ ।
തസ്മാച്ഛിവസ്യ മാഹാത്മ്യം വക്തും കോഽപി ന പാര്യതേ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

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