Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.13.36 (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 1.1.13.36

गंगा धृता येन शिरस्सुमध्ये चंद्रं च चूडे कृतवान्भयापहः ।
वेदाः पुराणानि तथागमाश्च तथैव नानाश्रुतयोऽथ शास्त्रम् ॥ ३६ ॥

gaṃgā dhṛtā yena śirassumadhye caṃdraṃ ca cūḍe kṛtavānbhayāpahaḥ |
vedāḥ purāṇāni tathāgamāśca tathaiva nānāśrutayo'tha śāstram || 36 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.13.36 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 (1.1.13.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ganga, Dhrita, Yena, Yah, Yat, Shira, Shiras, Sumadhya, Candra, Cuda, Kritavat, Bhayapaha, Veda, Purana, Tatha, Agama, Nana, Ashruti, Atha, Shastra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.13.36). 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: “gaṃgā dhṛtā yena śirassumadhye caṃdraṃ ca cūḍe kṛtavānbhayāpahaḥ
  • gaṅgā* -
  • gaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhṛtā* -
  • dhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śiras -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sumadhye -
  • sumadhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sumadhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sumadhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • candram -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    candra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    candrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cūḍe -
  • cūḍa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cūḍa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cūḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṛtavān -
  • kṛtavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • bhayāpahaḥ -
  • bhayāpaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vedāḥ purāṇāni tathāgamāśca tathaiva nānāśrutayo'tha śāstram
  • vedāḥ -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vedā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • purāṇāni -
  • purāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agamāś -
  • agama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    agamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • nānā -
  • nāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśrutayo' -
  • aśruti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śāstram -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.1.13.36

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 1.1.13.36 in Bengali sript:
গংগা ধৃতা যেন শিরস্সুমধ্যে চংদ্রং চ চূডে কৃতবান্ভযাপহঃ ।
বেদাঃ পুরাণানি তথাগমাশ্চ তথৈব নানাশ্রুতযোঽথ শাস্ত্রম্ ॥ ৩৬ ॥

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 1.1.13.36 in Kannada sript:
ಗಂಗಾ ಧೃತಾ ಯೇನ ಶಿರಸ್ಸುಮಧ್ಯೇ ಚಂದ್ರಂ ಚ ಚೂಡೇ ಕೃತವಾನ್ಭಯಾಪಹಃ ।
ವೇದಾಃ ಪುರಾಣಾನಿ ತಥಾಗಮಾಶ್ಚ ತಥೈವ ನಾನಾಶ್ರುತಯೋಽಥ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಮ್ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.1.13.36 in Gujarati sript:
ગંગા ધૃતા યેન શિરસ્સુમધ્યે ચંદ્રં ચ ચૂડે કૃતવાન્ભયાપહઃ ।
વેદાઃ પુરાણાનિ તથાગમાશ્ચ તથૈવ નાનાશ્રુતયોઽથ શાસ્ત્રમ્ ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 1.1.13.36 in Malayalam sript:
ഗംഗാ ധൃതാ യേന ശിരസ്സുമധ്യേ ചംദ്രം ച ചൂഡേ കൃതവാന്ഭയാപഹഃ ।
വേദാഃ പുരാണാനി തഥാഗമാശ്ച തഥൈവ നാനാശ്രുതയോഽഥ ശാസ്ത്രമ് ॥ ൩൬ ॥

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