Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.2.21.38 (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 2.2.21.38

वित्तव्ययस्तु कोटीनां न संख्यातुं च शक्यते ।
यावन्तो भारते वर्षे लोकाः समयवर्तिनः ॥ ३८ ॥

vittavyayastu koṭīnāṃ na saṃkhyātuṃ ca śakyate |
yāvanto bhārate varṣe lokāḥ samayavartinaḥ || 38 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.2.21.38 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 (2.2.21.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vitta, Vyaya, Koti, Sankhya, Shakyata, Yavat, Bharata, Varsha, Loka, Samaya, Vartin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.2.21.38). 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: “vittavyayastu koṭīnāṃ na saṃkhyātuṃ ca śakyate
  • vitta -
  • vitta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vitta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • vyayas -
  • vyaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • koṭīnām -
  • koṭi (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    koṭī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkhyāt -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    saṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • um -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śakyate -
  • śakyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śak (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “yāvanto bhārate varṣe lokāḥ samayavartinaḥ
  • yāvanto* -
  • yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhārate -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • varṣe -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    varṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • lokāḥ -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • samaya -
  • samaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vartinaḥ -
  • vartin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vartin (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 2.2.21.38

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 2.2.21.38 in Bengali sript:
বিত্তব্যযস্তু কোটীনাং ন সংখ্যাতুং চ শক্যতে ।
যাবন্তো ভারতে বর্ষে লোকাঃ সমযবর্তিনঃ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 2.2.21.38 in Kannada sript:
ವಿತ್ತವ್ಯಯಸ್ತು ಕೋಟೀನಾಂ ನ ಸಂಖ್ಯಾತುಂ ಚ ಶಕ್ಯತೇ ।
ಯಾವನ್ತೋ ಭಾರತೇ ವರ್ಷೇ ಲೋಕಾಃ ಸಮಯವರ್ತಿನಃ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.2.21.38 in Gujarati sript:
વિત્તવ્યયસ્તુ કોટીનાં ન સંખ્યાતું ચ શક્યતે ।
યાવન્તો ભારતે વર્ષે લોકાઃ સમયવર્તિનઃ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 2.2.21.38 in Malayalam sript:
വിത്തവ്യയസ്തു കോടീനാം ന സംഖ്യാതും ച ശക്യതേ ।
യാവന്തോ ഭാരതേ വര്ഷേ ലോകാഃ സമയവര്തിനഃ ॥ ൩൮ ॥

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