Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.13.161 (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 1.2.13.161

मरीचिपाः पुष्पजं च ज्ञानगम्येति नाम च ।
शकृताः शकृतं लिंगं ज्ञानज्ञेयेति नाम च ॥ १६१ ॥

marīcipāḥ puṣpajaṃ ca jñānagamyeti nāma ca |
śakṛtāḥ śakṛtaṃ liṃgaṃ jñānajñeyeti nāma ca || 161 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.13.161 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 (1.2.13.161). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maricipa, Pushpaja, Jnanagamya, Iti, Naman, Shakrita, Linga, Jnana, Jneya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.13.161). 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: “marīcipāḥ puṣpajaṃ ca jñānagamyeti nāma ca
  • marīcipāḥ -
  • marīcipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    marīcipā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • puṣpajam -
  • puṣpaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṣpaja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṣpajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñānagamye -
  • jñānagamya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    jñānagamya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jñānagamyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “śakṛtāḥ śakṛtaṃ liṃgaṃ jñānajñeyeti nāma ca
  • śakṛtāḥ -
  • śakṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śakṛtam -
  • śakṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śakṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • liṅgam -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jñāna -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñeye -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    jñeya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [locative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [locative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √jñā class 3 verb], [locative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √jñā class 9 verb], [locative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jñeyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [nominative dual from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.13.161

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 1.2.13.161 in Bengali sript:
মরীচিপাঃ পুষ্পজং চ জ্ঞানগম্যেতি নাম চ ।
শকৃতাঃ শকৃতং লিংগং জ্ঞানজ্ঞেযেতি নাম চ ॥ ১৬১ ॥

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 1.2.13.161 in Kannada sript:
ಮರೀಚಿಪಾಃ ಪುಷ್ಪಜಂ ಚ ಜ್ಞಾನಗಮ್ಯೇತಿ ನಾಮ ಚ ।
ಶಕೃತಾಃ ಶಕೃತಂ ಲಿಂಗಂ ಜ್ಞಾನಜ್ಞೇಯೇತಿ ನಾಮ ಚ ॥ ೧೬೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.13.161 in Gujarati sript:
મરીચિપાઃ પુષ્પજં ચ જ્ઞાનગમ્યેતિ નામ ચ ।
શકૃતાઃ શકૃતં લિંગં જ્ઞાનજ્ઞેયેતિ નામ ચ ॥ ૧૬૧ ॥

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 1.2.13.161 in Malayalam sript:
മരീചിപാഃ പുഷ്പജം ച ജ്ഞാനഗമ്യേതി നാമ ച ।
ശകൃതാഃ ശകൃതം ലിംഗം ജ്ഞാനജ്ഞേയേതി നാമ ച ॥ ൧൬൧ ॥

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