Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.20.23 (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 1.1.20.23

तपो जुषाणः सहसा महात्मा हिमालयस्याग्रगतस्तथैव ।
गणैर्वृतो वीरभद्रप्रधानैः स केवलो मूलविद्याविहीनः ॥ २३ ॥

tapo juṣāṇaḥ sahasā mahātmā himālayasyāgragatastathaiva |
gaṇairvṛto vīrabhadrapradhānaiḥ sa kevalo mūlavidyāvihīnaḥ || 23 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.20.23 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 (1.1.20.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Jushana, Sahasa, Mahatma, Himalaya, Agraga, Tasta, Tha, Gana, Vrit, Vrita, Virabhadra, Pradhana, Kevala, Mulavidya, Vihina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.20.23). 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: “tapo juṣāṇaḥ sahasā mahātmā himālayasyāgragatastathaiva
  • tapo* -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • juṣāṇaḥ -
  • juṣāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sahasā* -
  • sahasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sahasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahātmā* -
  • mahātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • himālayasyā -
  • himālaya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • agraga -
  • agraga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tasta -
  • tas -> tasta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tas class 4 verb]
    tas -> tasta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tas class 4 verb]
    stai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • thai -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • Line 2: “gaṇairvṛto vīrabhadrapradhānaiḥ sa kevalo mūlavidyāvihīnaḥ
  • gaṇair -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vṛto* -
  • vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
  • vīrabhadra -
  • vīrabhadra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradhānaiḥ -
  • pradhāna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pradhāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kevalo* -
  • kevala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mūlavidyā -
  • mūlavidyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vihīnaḥ -
  • vihīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.1.20.23

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 1.1.20.23 in Bengali sript:
তপো জুষাণঃ সহসা মহাত্মা হিমালযস্যাগ্রগতস্তথৈব ।
গণৈর্বৃতো বীরভদ্রপ্রধানৈঃ স কেবলো মূলবিদ্যাবিহীনঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 1.1.20.23 in Kannada sript:
ತಪೋ ಜುಷಾಣಃ ಸಹಸಾ ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾ ಹಿಮಾಲಯಸ್ಯಾಗ್ರಗತಸ್ತಥೈವ ।
ಗಣೈರ್ವೃತೋ ವೀರಭದ್ರಪ್ರಧಾನೈಃ ಸ ಕೇವಲೋ ಮೂಲವಿದ್ಯಾವಿಹೀನಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.1.20.23 in Gujarati sript:
તપો જુષાણઃ સહસા મહાત્મા હિમાલયસ્યાગ્રગતસ્તથૈવ ।
ગણૈર્વૃતો વીરભદ્રપ્રધાનૈઃ સ કેવલો મૂલવિદ્યાવિહીનઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 1.1.20.23 in Malayalam sript:
തപോ ജുഷാണഃ സഹസാ മഹാത്മാ ഹിമാലയസ്യാഗ്രഗതസ്തഥൈവ ।
ഗണൈര്വൃതോ വീരഭദ്രപ്രധാനൈഃ സ കേവലോ മൂലവിദ്യാവിഹീനഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

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