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Skanda Purana [sanskrit]
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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.20.5 (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 1.1.20.5
सुत उवाच ।
व्यासेन कथितं सर्वमस्मिन्नर्थे शुकं प्रति ।
शुक उवाच ।
लिंगरूपी कथं शंभुर्निर्गुणः कथते त्वया ।
एतन्मे संशयं तात च्छेत्तुमर्हस्यशेषतः ॥ ५ ॥
suta uvāca |
vyāsena kathitaṃ sarvamasminnarthe śukaṃ prati |
śuka uvāca |
liṃgarūpī kathaṃ śaṃbhurnirguṇaḥ kathate tvayā |
etanme saṃśayaṃ tāta cchettumarhasyaśeṣataḥ || 5 ||
The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.20.5 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 (1.1.20.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sut, Suta, Vyasa, Kathita, Sarvam, Sarva, Idam, Artha, Shukam, Shuka, Prati, Lingarupin, Lingarupi, Katham, Katha, Shambhu, Nirguna, Tad, Yushmad, Tva, Etad, Asmad, Samshaya, Tata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.20.5). 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: “suta uvāca ”
- suta* -
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sut (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sut (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]suta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√su -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]√su (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- uvāca -
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√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: “vyāsena kathitaṃ sarvamasminnarthe śukaṃ prati ”
- vyāsena -
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vyāsa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vyāsa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kathitam -
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kathita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kathita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kathitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kath class 10 verb]√kath -> kathita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative single from √kath class 10 verb]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- asminn -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- arthe -
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artha (noun, masculine)[locative single]artha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√arth (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- śukam -
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śukam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]śuka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śuka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pratī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 3: “śuka uvāca ”
- śuka* -
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śuka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√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 4: “liṃgarūpī kathaṃ śaṃbhurnirguṇaḥ kathate tvayā ”
- liṅgarūpī -
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liṅgarūpī (noun, masculine)[compound]liṅgarūpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]liṅgarūpin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śambhur -
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śambhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śambhu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- nirguṇaḥ -
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nirguṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- katha -
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katha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]katha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- Line 5: “etanme saṃśayaṃ tāta cchettumarhasyaśeṣataḥ ”
- etan -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- saṃśayam -
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saṃśaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- tāta -
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tāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse cchettumarhasyaśeṣataḥ
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.1.20.5
Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)
(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office
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Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)
স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.1.20.5 in Bengali sript:
সুত উবাচ ।
ব্যাসেন কথিতং সর্বমস্মিন্নর্থে শুকং প্রতি ।
শুক উবাচ ।
লিংগরূপী কথং শংভুর্নির্গুণঃ কথতে ত্বযা ।
এতন্মে সংশযং তাত চ্ছেত্তুমর্হস্যশেষতঃ ॥ ৫ ॥
Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)
ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.1.20.5 in Kannada sript:
ಸುತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ವ್ಯಾಸೇನ ಕಥಿತಂ ಸರ್ವಮಸ್ಮಿನ್ನರ್ಥೇ ಶುಕಂ ಪ್ರತಿ ।
ಶುಕ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಲಿಂಗರೂಪೀ ಕಥಂ ಶಂಭುರ್ನಿರ್ಗುಣಃ ಕಥತೇ ತ್ವಯಾ ।
ಏತನ್ಮೇ ಸಂಶಯಂ ತಾತ ಚ್ಛೇತ್ತುಮರ್ಹಸ್ಯಶೇಷತಃ ॥ ೫ ॥
Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)
સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.1.20.5 in Gujarati sript:
સુત ઉવાચ ।
વ્યાસેન કથિતં સર્વમસ્મિન્નર્થે શુકં પ્રતિ ।
શુક ઉવાચ ।
લિંગરૂપી કથં શંભુર્નિર્ગુણઃ કથતે ત્વયા ।
એતન્મે સંશયં તાત ચ્છેત્તુમર્હસ્યશેષતઃ ॥ ૫ ॥
Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)
(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.1.20.5 in Malayalam sript:
സുത ഉവാച ।
വ്യാസേന കഥിതം സര്വമസ്മിന്നര്ഥേ ശുകം പ്രതി ।
ശുക ഉവാച ।
ലിംഗരൂപീ കഥം ശംഭുര്നിര്ഗുണഃ കഥതേ ത്വയാ ।
ഏതന്മേ സംശയം താത ച്ഛേത്തുമര്ഹസ്യശേഷതഃ ॥ ൫ ॥