Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.12.30 (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 1.2.12.30

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इन्द्रद्युम्न उवाच ।
पृच्छामि त्वामहं ब्रह्मन्यदायुरिदमीदृशम् ।
तव दीर्घं प्रभावोऽसौ दानस्य तपसोऽथवा ॥ ३० ॥

indradyumna uvāca |
pṛcchāmi tvāmahaṃ brahmanyadāyuridamīdṛśam |
tava dīrghaṃ prabhāvo'sau dānasya tapaso'thavā || 30 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.12.30 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 (1.2.12.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Indradyumna, Tva, Yushmad, Aha, Asmad, Brahma, Brahman, Ada, Idam, Idrish, Idrisha, Dirgham, Dirgha, Prabhava, Asi, Asu, Adah, Dana, Tapasa, Tapas, Athava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.12.30). 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: “pṛcchāmi tvāmahaṃ brahmanyadāyuridamīdṛśam ”
pṛcchāmi -
√praś (verb class 6)

[present active first single]
tvām -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
brahma -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
nya -
ni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ni (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

nī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

nī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
adā -
ada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

adā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
ayur -
√yā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third plural]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
īdṛśam -
īdṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

īdṛśa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

īdṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

īdṛś (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

īdṛś (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 3: “tava dīrghaṃ prabhāvo'sau dānasya tapaso'thavā ”
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
dīrgham -
dīrgham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dīrgha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dīrgha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

dīrghā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prabhāvo' -
prabhāva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
dānasya -
dāna (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
tapaso' -
tapasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

tapas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
athavā -
athavā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.12.30

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)

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Preview of verse 1.2.12.30 in Bengali sript:
ইন্দ্রদ্যুম্ন উবাচ ।
পৃচ্ছামি ত্বামহং ব্রহ্মন্যদাযুরিদমীদৃশম্ ।
তব দীর্ঘং প্রভাবোঽসৌ দানস্য তপসোঽথবা ॥ ৩০ ॥

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 1.2.12.30 in Kannada sript:
ಇನ್ದ್ರದ್ಯುಮ್ನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಪೃಚ್ಛಾಮಿ ತ್ವಾಮಹಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನ್ಯದಾಯುರಿದಮೀದೃಶಮ್ ।
ತವ ದೀರ್ಘಂ ಪ್ರಭಾವೋಽಸೌ ದಾನಸ್ಯ ತಪಸೋಽಥವಾ ॥ ೩೦ ॥

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.12.30 in Gujarati sript:
ઇન્દ્રદ્યુમ્ન ઉવાચ ।
પૃચ્છામિ ત્વામહં બ્રહ્મન્યદાયુરિદમીદૃશમ્ ।
તવ દીર્ઘં પ્રભાવોઽસૌ દાનસ્ય તપસોઽથવા ॥ ૩૦ ॥

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 1.2.12.30 in Malayalam sript:
ഇന്ദ്രദ്യുമ്ന ഉവാച ।
പൃച്ഛാമി ത്വാമഹം ബ്രഹ്മന്യദായുരിദമീദൃശമ് ।
തവ ദീര്ഘം പ്രഭാവോഽസൌ ദാനസ്യ തപസോഽഥവാ ॥ ൩൦ ॥

Last Updated: 09 August, 2021