Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.7.18 (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 1.2.7.18

इन्द्रद्युम्न उवाच ।
मदीयं सुकृतं ब्रह्मन्कथं भूमौ भवेदिति ।
किं कर्तव्यं मया नैतन्मम चेतसि तिष्ठति ॥ १८ ॥

indradyumna uvāca |
madīyaṃ sukṛtaṃ brahmankathaṃ bhūmau bhavediti |
kiṃ kartavyaṃ mayā naitanmama cetasi tiṣṭhati || 18 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.7.18 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 (1.2.7.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Indradyumna, Madiya, Sukrit, Sukrita, Bhuma, Bhumi, Iti, Kim, Kartavya, Maya, Nri, Etad, Asmad, Cetas, Tishthat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.7.18). 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: “indradyumna uvāca
  • indradyumna* -
  • indradyumna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “madīyaṃ sukṛtaṃ brahmankathaṃ bhūmau bhavediti
  • madīyam -
  • madīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sukṛtam -
  • sukṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sukṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse brahmankatham*bh
  • bhūmau -
  • bhūma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Line 3: “kiṃ kartavyaṃ mayā naitanmama cetasi tiṣṭhati
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kartavyam -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kartavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nai -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • etan -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • cetasi -
  • cetas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    cit (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • tiṣṭhati -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.7.18

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 1.2.7.18 in Bengali sript:
ইন্দ্রদ্যুম্ন উবাচ ।
মদীযং সুকৃতং ব্রহ্মন্কথং ভূমৌ ভবেদিতি ।
কিং কর্তব্যং মযা নৈতন্মম চেতসি তিষ্ঠতি ॥ 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 1.2.7.18 in Kannada sript:
ಇನ್ದ್ರದ್ಯುಮ್ನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಮದೀಯಂ ಸುಕೃತಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನ್ಕಥಂ ಭೂಮೌ ಭವೇದಿತಿ ।
ಕಿಂ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಂ ಮಯಾ ನೈತನ್ಮಮ ಚೇತಸಿ ತಿಷ್ಠತಿ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.7.18 in Gujarati sript:
ઇન્દ્રદ્યુમ્ન ઉવાચ ।
મદીયં સુકૃતં બ્રહ્મન્કથં ભૂમૌ ભવેદિતિ ।
કિં કર્તવ્યં મયા નૈતન્મમ ચેતસિ તિષ્ઠતિ ॥ 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 1.2.7.18 in Malayalam sript:
ഇന്ദ്രദ്യുമ്ന ഉവാച ।
മദീയം സുകൃതം ബ്രഹ്മന്കഥം ഭൂമൌ ഭവേദിതി ।
കിം കര്തവ്യം മയാ നൈതന്മമ ചേതസി തിഷ്ഠതി ॥ ൧൮ ॥

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