Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.2.40.9 (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 2.2.40.9

पूजयेद्गंधपुष्पाभ्यां ततो देवं प्रपूजयेत् ।
सर्वलेपं प्रकुर्वीत नृत्यगीतैर्नयेन्निशाम् ॥ ९ ॥

pūjayedgaṃdhapuṣpābhyāṃ tato devaṃ prapūjayet |
sarvalepaṃ prakurvīta nṛtyagītairnayenniśām || 9 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.2.40.9 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 (2.2.40.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gandhapushpa, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Deva, Pra, Sarvala, Nrityagita, Nish, Nisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.2.40.9). 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: “pūjayedgaṃdhapuṣpābhyāṃ tato devaṃ prapūjayet
  • pūjayed -
  • pūj (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • gandhapuṣpābhyām -
  • gandhapuṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    gandhapuṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    gandhapuṣpā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • devam -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • pūjayet -
  • pūj (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “sarvalepaṃ prakurvīta nṛtyagītairnayenniśām
  • sarvale -
  • sarvalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pam -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kurvīta -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative middle third single]
  • nṛtyagītair -
  • nṛtyagīta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nayen -
  • nay (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • niśām -
  • niś (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    niśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.2.40.9

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 2.2.40.9 in Bengali sript:
পূজযেদ্গংধপুষ্পাভ্যাং ততো দেবং প্রপূজযেত্ ।
সর্বলেপং প্রকুর্বীত নৃত্যগীতৈর্নযেন্নিশাম্ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 2.2.40.9 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂಜಯೇದ್ಗಂಧಪುಷ್ಪಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ತತೋ ದೇವಂ ಪ್ರಪೂಜಯೇತ್ ।
ಸರ್ವಲೇಪಂ ಪ್ರಕುರ್ವೀತ ನೃತ್ಯಗೀತೈರ್ನಯೇನ್ನಿಶಾಮ್ ॥ ೯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.2.40.9 in Gujarati sript:
પૂજયેદ્ગંધપુષ્પાભ્યાં તતો દેવં પ્રપૂજયેત્ ।
સર્વલેપં પ્રકુર્વીત નૃત્યગીતૈર્નયેન્નિશામ્ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 2.2.40.9 in Malayalam sript:
പൂജയേദ്ഗംധപുഷ്പാഭ്യാം തതോ ദേവം പ്രപൂജയേത് ।
സര്വലേപം പ്രകുര്വീത നൃത്യഗീതൈര്നയേന്നിശാമ് ॥ ൯ ॥

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