Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.15.61 (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 1.2.15.61

नृत्यंत्यप्सरसः श्रेष्ठा गन्धर्वा गाययंति च ।
चन्द्रार्कौ दीपमार्गेषु व्यजनेषु च मारुतः ।
ग्रहा अग्रेसरास्तस्य जीवादेशप्रभाषिणः ॥ ६१ ॥

nṛtyaṃtyapsarasaḥ śreṣṭhā gandharvā gāyayaṃti ca |
candrārkau dīpamārgeṣu vyajaneṣu ca mārutaḥ |
grahā agresarāstasya jīvādeśaprabhāṣiṇaḥ || 61 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.15.61 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 (1.2.15.61). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nrityat, Nrityanti, Apsaras, Apsarasa, Shreshtha, Gandharva, Gaya, Yat, Candrarka, Dipa, Arga, Vyajana, Maruta, Graha, Agresara, Tad, Jiva, Jivan, Adesha, Prabhashin, Prabhashi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.15.61). 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: “nṛtyaṃtyapsarasaḥ śreṣṭhā gandharvā gāyayaṃti ca
  • nṛtyantya -
  • nṛtyantī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nṛtyantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    nṛtyantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt -> nṛtyantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √nṛt class 4 verb], [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • apsarasaḥ -
  • apsaras (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    apsarasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreṣṭhā* -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gandharvā* -
  • gandharva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gandharvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gāya -
  • gāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ga (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yanti -
  • yanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “candrārkau dīpamārgeṣu vyajaneṣu ca mārutaḥ
  • candrārkau -
  • candrārka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dīpam -
  • dīpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dīpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • argeṣu -
  • arga (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • vyajaneṣu -
  • vyajana (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mārutaḥ -
  • māruta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “grahā agresarāstasya jīvādeśaprabhāṣiṇaḥ
  • grahā* -
  • graha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    grahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • agresarās -
  • agresara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jīvā -
  • jīva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jīvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adeśa -
  • adeśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabhāṣiṇaḥ -
  • prabhāṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prabhāṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prabhāṣī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.15.61

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 1.2.15.61 in Bengali sript:
নৃত্যংত্যপ্সরসঃ শ্রেষ্ঠা গন্ধর্বা গাযযংতি চ ।
চন্দ্রার্কৌ দীপমার্গেষু ব্যজনেষু চ মারুতঃ ।
গ্রহা অগ্রেসরাস্তস্য জীবাদেশপ্রভাষিণঃ ॥ ৬১ ॥

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 1.2.15.61 in Kannada sript:
ನೃತ್ಯಂತ್ಯಪ್ಸರಸಃ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾ ಗನ್ಧರ್ವಾ ಗಾಯಯಂತಿ ಚ ।
ಚನ್ದ್ರಾರ್ಕೌ ದೀಪಮಾರ್ಗೇಷು ವ್ಯಜನೇಷು ಚ ಮಾರುತಃ ।
ಗ್ರಹಾ ಅಗ್ರೇಸರಾಸ್ತಸ್ಯ ಜೀವಾದೇಶಪ್ರಭಾಷಿಣಃ ॥ ೬೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.15.61 in Gujarati sript:
નૃત્યંત્યપ્સરસઃ શ્રેષ્ઠા ગન્ધર્વા ગાયયંતિ ચ ।
ચન્દ્રાર્કૌ દીપમાર્ગેષુ વ્યજનેષુ ચ મારુતઃ ।
ગ્રહા અગ્રેસરાસ્તસ્ય જીવાદેશપ્રભાષિણઃ ॥ ૬૧ ॥

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 1.2.15.61 in Malayalam sript:
നൃത്യംത്യപ്സരസഃ ശ്രേഷ്ഠാ ഗന്ധര്വാ ഗായയംതി ച ।
ചന്ദ്രാര്കൌ ദീപമാര്ഗേഷു വ്യജനേഷു ച മാരുതഃ ।
ഗ്രഹാ അഗ്രേസരാസ്തസ്യ ജീവാദേശപ്രഭാഷിണഃ ॥ ൬൧ ॥

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