Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

876,996 words | ISBN-10: 8170800978 | ISBN-13: 9788170800972

The Skanda-purana verse 1.3.12.3 (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 1.3.12.3

गंगा च यमुना सिंधुर्गोदापि च सरस्वती ।
नर्मदा सा च कावेरी शोणः शोणनदी च सा ॥ ३ ॥

gaṃgā ca yamunā siṃdhurgodāpi ca sarasvatī |
narmadā sā ca kāverī śoṇaḥ śoṇanadī ca sā || 3 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.3.12.3 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

Read online Buy now! The English translation by G. V. Tagare (2007)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.3.12.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ganga, Yamuna, Sindhu, Goda, Api, Sarasvat, Sarasvati, Narmada, Kaveri, Shona, Shonat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.3.12.3). 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: “gaṃgā ca yamunā siṃdhurgodāpi ca sarasvatī
  • gaṅgā -
  • gaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yamunā -
  • yamunā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sindhur -
  • sindhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • godā -
  • goda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    goda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    godā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    godā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    gud (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarasvatī -
  • sarasvatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sarasvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “narmadā ca kāverī śoṇaḥ śoṇanadī ca
  • narmadā -
  • narmadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāverī -
  • kāverī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • śoṇaḥ -
  • śoṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śoṇan -
  • śoṇ -> śoṇat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śoṇ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śoṇ class 1 verb]
  • adī -
  • ad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.3.12.3

Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

Buy now!
Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

Buy now!

Preview of verse 1.3.12.3 in Bengali sript:
গংগা চ যমুনা সিংধুর্গোদাপি চ সরস্বতী ।
নর্মদা সা চ কাবেরী শোণঃ শোণনদী চ সা ॥ ৩ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

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

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

Buy now!

Preview of verse 1.3.12.3 in Kannada sript:
ಗಂಗಾ ಚ ಯಮುನಾ ಸಿಂಧುರ್ಗೋದಾಪಿ ಚ ಸರಸ್ವತೀ ।
ನರ್ಮದಾ ಸಾ ಚ ಕಾವೇರೀ ಶೋಣಃ ಶೋಣನದೀ ಚ ಸಾ ॥ ೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

Buy now!

Preview of verse 1.3.12.3 in Gujarati sript:
ગંગા ચ યમુના સિંધુર્ગોદાપિ ચ સરસ્વતી ।
નર્મદા સા ચ કાવેરી શોણઃ શોણનદી ચ સા ॥ ૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

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

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

Buy now!

Preview of verse 1.3.12.3 in Malayalam sript:
ഗംഗാ ച യമുനാ സിംധുര്ഗോദാപി ച സരസ്വതീ ।
നര്മദാ സാ ച കാവേരീ ശോണഃ ശോണനദീ ച സാ ॥ ൩ ॥

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: