Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.47.85 (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 1.2.47.85

पूर्वं किल गुहो विद्वान्पुण्ये सारस्वते तटे ।
भूतप्रेतपिशाचानामाधिराज्येऽभ्यषिच्यत ॥ ८५ ॥

pūrvaṃ kila guho vidvānpuṇye sārasvate taṭe |
bhūtapretapiśācānāmādhirājye'bhyaṣicyata || 85 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.47.85 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 (1.2.47.85). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purvam, Purva, Kila, Guh, Guha, Vidvas, Punya, Sarasvata, Tata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.47.85). 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: “pūrvaṃ kila guho vidvānpuṇye sārasvate taṭe
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • guho* -
  • guh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    guha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidvān -
  • vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
  • puṇye -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [locative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ (verb class 6)
    [present passive first single]
  • sārasvate -
  • sārasvata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sārasvata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • taṭe -
  • taṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    taṭ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “bhūtapretapiśācānāmādhirājye'bhyaṣicyata
  • Cannot analyse bhūtapretapiśācānāmādhirājye'bhyaṣicyata

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.47.85

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 1.2.47.85 in Bengali sript:
পূর্বং কিল গুহো বিদ্বান্পুণ্যে সারস্বতে তটে ।
ভূতপ্রেতপিশাচানামাধিরাজ্যেঽভ্যষিচ্যত ॥ ৮৫ ॥

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 1.2.47.85 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂರ್ವಂ ಕಿಲ ಗುಹೋ ವಿದ್ವಾನ್ಪುಣ್ಯೇ ಸಾರಸ್ವತೇ ತಟೇ ।
ಭೂತಪ್ರೇತಪಿಶಾಚಾನಾಮಾಧಿರಾಜ್ಯೇಽಭ್ಯಷಿಚ್ಯತ ॥ ೮೫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.47.85 in Gujarati sript:
પૂર્વં કિલ ગુહો વિદ્વાન્પુણ્યે સારસ્વતે તટે ।
ભૂતપ્રેતપિશાચાનામાધિરાજ્યેઽભ્યષિચ્યત ॥ ૮૫ ॥

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 1.2.47.85 in Malayalam sript:
പൂര്വം കില ഗുഹോ വിദ്വാന്പുണ്യേ സാരസ്വതേ തടേ ।
ഭൂതപ്രേതപിശാചാനാമാധിരാജ്യേഽഭ്യഷിച്യത ॥ ൮൫ ॥

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