Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.8.18 (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 1.1.8.18

पिण्डीयुक्तं यता लिंगं स्थापितं च यथाऽभवत् ।
तथा नरा लिंगयुक्ताः पिण्डीभूतास्तता स्त्रियः ॥ १८ ॥

piṇḍīyuktaṃ yatā liṃgaṃ sthāpitaṃ ca yathā'bhavat |
tathā narā liṃgayuktāḥ piṇḍībhūtāstatā striyaḥ || 18 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.8.18 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 (1.1.8.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pindi, Pindin, Yuktam, Yukta, Yata, Linga, Sthapita, Tatha, Nara, Pindibhuta, Tata, Stri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.8.18). 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: “piṇḍīyuktaṃ yatā liṃgaṃ sthāpitaṃ ca yathā'bhavat
  • piṇḍī -
  • piṇḍī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    piṇḍi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    piṇḍin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yuktam -
  • yuktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • yatā* -
  • yatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yam class 1 verb]
    yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yam class 1 verb]
  • liṅgam -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sthāpitam -
  • sthāpita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthāpita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthāpitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthāpita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā], [accusative single from √sthā]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yathā' -
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “tathā narā liṃgayuktāḥ piṇḍībhūtāstatā striyaḥ
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • narā* -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • liṅga -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    liṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yuktāḥ -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • piṇḍībhūtās -
  • piṇḍībhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    piṇḍībhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tatā -
  • tatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
  • striyaḥ -
  • strī (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 1.1.8.18

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 1.1.8.18 in Bengali sript:
পিণ্ডীযুক্তং যতা লিংগং স্থাপিতং চ যথাঽভবত্ ।
তথা নরা লিংগযুক্তাঃ পিণ্ডীভূতাস্ততা স্ত্রিযঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 1.1.8.18 in Kannada sript:
ಪಿಣ್ಡೀಯುಕ್ತಂ ಯತಾ ಲಿಂಗಂ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿತಂ ಚ ಯಥಾಽಭವತ್ ।
ತಥಾ ನರಾ ಲಿಂಗಯುಕ್ತಾಃ ಪಿಣ್ಡೀಭೂತಾಸ್ತತಾ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.1.8.18 in Gujarati sript:
પિણ્ડીયુક્તં યતા લિંગં સ્થાપિતં ચ યથાઽભવત્ ।
તથા નરા લિંગયુક્તાઃ પિણ્ડીભૂતાસ્તતા સ્ત્રિયઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 1.1.8.18 in Malayalam sript:
പിണ്ഡീയുക്തം യതാ ലിംഗം സ്ഥാപിതം ച യഥാഽഭവത് ।
തഥാ നരാ ലിംഗയുക്താഃ പിണ്ഡീഭൂതാസ്തതാ സ്ത്രിയഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

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