Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.18.8 (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 1.1.18.8

अप्रियं तदुपाकर्ण्य ह्यदितिः पुत्रलालसा ।
उवाच कश्यपं सा तु सुराणां व्यसनं महत् ।
महर्षे श्रयतां वाक्यं श्रुत्वा तत्कर्तुमर्हसि ॥ ८ ॥

apriyaṃ tadupākarṇya hyaditiḥ putralālasā |
uvāca kaśyapaṃ sā tu surāṇāṃ vyasanaṃ mahat |
maharṣe śrayatāṃ vākyaṃ śrutvā tatkartumarhasi || 8 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.18.8 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 (1.1.18.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apriya, Tad, Tat, Upakarnya, Aditi, Putralalasa, Kashyapa, Sura, Vyasana, Mahat, Maharshi, Shrayat, Vakya, Kartu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.18.8). 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: “apriyaṃ tadupākarṇya hyaditiḥ putralālasā
  • apriyam -
  • apriya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apriya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apriyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upākarṇya -
  • upākarṇya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • aditiḥ -
  • aditi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    aditi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • putralālasā -
  • putralālasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “uvāca kaśyapaṃ tu surāṇāṃ vyasanaṃ mahat
  • 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]
  • kaśyapam -
  • kaśyapa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kaśyapa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kaśyapā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • surāṇām -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sura (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    surā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vyasanam -
  • vyasana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahat -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “maharṣe śrayatāṃ vākyaṃ śrutvā tatkartumarhasi
  • maharṣe -
  • maharṣi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • śrayatām -
  • śri -> śrayat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √śri class 1 verb]
    śri -> śrayat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √śri class 1 verb]
    śri (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kartum -
  • kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kartu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kartu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • arhasi -
  • arh (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.1.18.8

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 1.1.18.8 in Bengali sript:
অপ্রিযং তদুপাকর্ণ্য হ্যদিতিঃ পুত্রলালসা ।
উবাচ কশ্যপং সা তু সুরাণাং ব্যসনং মহত্ ।
মহর্ষে শ্রযতাং বাক্যং শ্রুত্বা তত্কর্তুমর্হসি ॥ ৮ ॥

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 1.1.18.8 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪ್ರಿಯಂ ತದುಪಾಕರ್ಣ್ಯ ಹ್ಯದಿತಿಃ ಪುತ್ರಲಾಲಸಾ ।
ಉವಾಚ ಕಶ್ಯಪಂ ಸಾ ತು ಸುರಾಣಾಂ ವ್ಯಸನಂ ಮಹತ್ ।
ಮಹರ್ಷೇ ಶ್ರಯತಾಂ ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ತತ್ಕರ್ತುಮರ್ಹಸಿ ॥ ೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.1.18.8 in Gujarati sript:
અપ્રિયં તદુપાકર્ણ્ય હ્યદિતિઃ પુત્રલાલસા ।
ઉવાચ કશ્યપં સા તુ સુરાણાં વ્યસનં મહત્ ।
મહર્ષે શ્રયતાં વાક્યં શ્રુત્વા તત્કર્તુમર્હસિ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 1.1.18.8 in Malayalam sript:
അപ്രിയം തദുപാകര്ണ്യ ഹ്യദിതിഃ പുത്രലാലസാ ।
ഉവാച കശ്യപം സാ തു സുരാണാം വ്യസനം മഹത് ।
മഹര്ഷേ ശ്രയതാം വാക്യം ശ്രുത്വാ തത്കര്തുമര്ഹസി ॥ ൮ ॥

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