Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.55.46 (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 1.2.55.46

प्राणायामा दश द्वौ च धारणैषा प्रकीर्त्यते ।
दशैता धारणाः स्थाप्य प्राप्नोत्यक्षरसाम्यताम् ॥ ४६ ॥

prāṇāyāmā daśa dvau ca dhāraṇaiṣā prakīrtyate |
daśaitā dhāraṇāḥ sthāpya prāpnotyakṣarasāmyatām || 46 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.55.46 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 (1.2.55.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pranayama, Dasha, Dashan, Dva, Dharana, Pra, Eta, Esha, Sthapya, Akshara, Samyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.55.46). 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: “prāṇāyāmā daśa dvau ca dhāraṇaiṣā prakīrtyate
  • prāṇāyāmā* -
  • prāṇāyāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • daśa -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daṃś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dvau -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhāraṇai -
  • dhāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiṣā -
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kīrtyate -
  • kīrt (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “daśaitā dhāraṇāḥ sthāpya prāpnotyakṣarasāmyatām
  • daśai -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    daṃś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • etā* -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhāraṇāḥ -
  • dhāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sthāpya -
  • sthāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sthā]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnotya -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • akṣara -
  • akṣara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāmyatām -
  • sāmyatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.55.46

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 1.2.55.46 in Bengali sript:
প্রাণাযামা দশ দ্বৌ চ ধারণৈষা প্রকীর্ত্যতে ।
দশৈতা ধারণাঃ স্থাপ্য প্রাপ্নোত্যক্ষরসাম্যতাম্ ॥ ৪৬ ॥

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 1.2.55.46 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಣಾಯಾಮಾ ದಶ ದ್ವೌ ಚ ಧಾರಣೈಷಾ ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ತ್ಯತೇ ।
ದಶೈತಾ ಧಾರಣಾಃ ಸ್ಥಾಪ್ಯ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನೋತ್ಯಕ್ಷರಸಾಮ್ಯತಾಮ್ ॥ ೪೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.55.46 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાણાયામા દશ દ્વૌ ચ ધારણૈષા પ્રકીર્ત્યતે ।
દશૈતા ધારણાઃ સ્થાપ્ય પ્રાપ્નોત્યક્ષરસામ્યતામ્ ॥ ૪૬ ॥

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 1.2.55.46 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രാണായാമാ ദശ ദ്വൌ ച ധാരണൈഷാ പ്രകീര്ത്യതേ ।
ദശൈതാ ധാരണാഃ സ്ഥാപ്യ പ്രാപ്നോത്യക്ഷരസാമ്യതാമ് ॥ ൪൬ ॥

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