Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.6.40 (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 1.1.6.40

लिंगस्य मस्तकं दृष्टं देवानां च मृषा वदेः ।
ते सर्वे यदि वक्ष्यंति इंद्राद्या देवतागणाः ॥ ४० ॥

liṃgasya mastakaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ devānāṃ ca mṛṣā vadeḥ |
te sarve yadi vakṣyaṃti iṃdrādyā devatāgaṇāḥ || 40 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.6.40 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 (1.1.6.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Linga, Mastakam, Mastaka, Drishta, Deva, Mrisha, Vadi, Tad, Yushmad, Sarva, Yadi, Yad, Vakshyat, Vakshyanti, Indradi, Devata, Gana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.6.40). 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: “liṃgasya mastakaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ devānāṃ ca mṛṣā vadeḥ
  • liṅgasya -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • mastakam -
  • mastakam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    mastaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭam -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • devānām -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mṛṣā* -
  • mṛṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mṛṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vadeḥ -
  • vadi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vadi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • Line 2: “te sarve yadi vakṣyaṃti iṃdrādyā devatāgaṇāḥ
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vakṣyanti -
  • vac -> vakṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vakṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vah -> vakṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah -> vakṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vah class 1 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [future active third plural]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [future active third plural]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
  • indrādyā -
  • indrādi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • devatā -
  • devatā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    devatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • gaṇāḥ -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.1.6.40

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 1.1.6.40 in Bengali sript:
লিংগস্য মস্তকং দৃষ্টং দেবানাং চ মৃষা বদেঃ ।
তে সর্বে যদি বক্ষ্যংতি ইংদ্রাদ্যা দেবতাগণাঃ ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 1.1.6.40 in Kannada sript:
ಲಿಂಗಸ್ಯ ಮಸ್ತಕಂ ದೃಷ್ಟಂ ದೇವಾನಾಂ ಚ ಮೃಷಾ ವದೇಃ ।
ತೇ ಸರ್ವೇ ಯದಿ ವಕ್ಷ್ಯಂತಿ ಇಂದ್ರಾದ್ಯಾ ದೇವತಾಗಣಾಃ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.1.6.40 in Gujarati sript:
લિંગસ્ય મસ્તકં દૃષ્ટં દેવાનાં ચ મૃષા વદેઃ ।
તે સર્વે યદિ વક્ષ્યંતિ ઇંદ્રાદ્યા દેવતાગણાઃ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 1.1.6.40 in Malayalam sript:
ലിംഗസ്യ മസ്തകം ദൃഷ്ടം ദേവാനാം ച മൃഷാ വദേഃ ।
തേ സര്വേ യദി വക്ഷ്യംതി ഇംദ്രാദ്യാ ദേവതാഗണാഃ ॥ ൪൦ ॥

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