Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.8.40 (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 1.2.8.40

नालं बभूव तां दातुं तनयां गुणशालिनीम् ।
कस्यापि जनकः सा च वयःसंधौ मयेक्षिता ॥ ४० ॥

nālaṃ babhūva tāṃ dātuṃ tanayāṃ guṇaśālinīm |
kasyāpi janakaḥ sā ca vayaḥsaṃdhau mayekṣitā || 40 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.8.40 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 (1.2.8.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nala, Datu, Tanaya, Guna, Shalini, Kah, Kim, Api, Janaka, Vayahsandhi, Maya, Asmad, Ikshitri, Ikshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.8.40). 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: “nālaṃ babhūva tāṃ dātuṃ tanayāṃ guṇaśālinīm
  • nālam -
  • nāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • babhūva -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dātum -
  • -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √]
    -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √]
    -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √]
    -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √]
    dai -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √dai]
    de -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √de]
    dātu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    dātu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tanayām -
  • tan -> tanayām (periphrastic_perfect)
    [periphrastic_perfect from √tan]
    tanayā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • guṇa -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śālinīm -
  • śālinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kasyāpi janakaḥ ca vayaḥsaṃdhau mayekṣitā
  • kasyā -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • janakaḥ -
  • janaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vayaḥsandhau -
  • vayaḥsandhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • maye -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
    may (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • īkṣitā -
  • īkṣitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    īkṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    īkṣ -> īkṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
    īkṣ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.8.40

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 1.2.8.40 in Bengali sript:
নালং বভূব তাং দাতুং তনযাং গুণশালিনীম্ ।
কস্যাপি জনকঃ সা চ বযঃসংধৌ মযেক্ষিতা ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 1.2.8.40 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಲಂ ಬಭೂವ ತಾಂ ದಾತುಂ ತನಯಾಂ ಗುಣಶಾಲಿನೀಮ್ ।
ಕಸ್ಯಾಪಿ ಜನಕಃ ಸಾ ಚ ವಯಃಸಂಧೌ ಮಯೇಕ್ಷಿತಾ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.8.40 in Gujarati sript:
નાલં બભૂવ તાં દાતું તનયાં ગુણશાલિનીમ્ ।
કસ્યાપિ જનકઃ સા ચ વયઃસંધૌ મયેક્ષિતા ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 1.2.8.40 in Malayalam sript:
നാലം ബഭൂവ താം ദാതും തനയാം ഗുണശാലിനീമ് ।
കസ്യാപി ജനകഃ സാ ച വയഃസംധൌ മയേക്ഷിതാ ॥ ൪൦ ॥

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