Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.4.1.8 (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 2.4.1.8

कैलासे शंकरेणैव कार्तिकस्य च वैभवम् ।
वर्णितं षण्मुखस्याग्रे नानाख्यानसमन्वितम् ॥ ८ ॥

kailāse śaṃkareṇaiva kārtikasya ca vaibhavam |
varṇitaṃ ṣaṇmukhasyāgre nānākhyānasamanvitam || 8 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.4.1.8 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 (2.4.1.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kailasa, Shankara, Kartika, Vaibhava, Varnita, Shanmukha, Agre, Agra, Agri, Nanakhya, Vita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.4.1.8). 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: “kailāse śaṃkareṇaiva kārtikasya ca vaibhavam
  • kailāse -
  • kailāsa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kailāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śaṅkareṇai -
  • śaṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śaṅkara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • kārtikasya -
  • kārtika (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kārtika (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaibhavam -
  • vaibhava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “varṇitaṃ ṣaṇmukhasyāgre nānākhyānasamanvitam
  • varṇitam -
  • varṇita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varṇita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṇitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    varṇ -> varṇita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]
    varṇ -> varṇita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √varṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]
  • ṣaṇmukhasyā -
  • ṣaṇmukha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ṣaṇmukha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • agre -
  • agre (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    agra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    agrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    agri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • nānākhyān -
  • nānākhya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • asaman -
  • sam (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • vitam -
  • vita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.4.1.8

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 2.4.1.8 in Bengali sript:
কৈলাসে শংকরেণৈব কার্তিকস্য চ বৈভবম্ ।
বর্ণিতং ষণ্মুখস্যাগ্রে নানাখ্যানসমন্বিতম্ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 2.4.1.8 in Kannada sript:
ಕೈಲಾಸೇ ಶಂಕರೇಣೈವ ಕಾರ್ತಿಕಸ್ಯ ಚ ವೈಭವಮ್ ।
ವರ್ಣಿತಂ ಷಣ್ಮುಖಸ್ಯಾಗ್ರೇ ನಾನಾಖ್ಯಾನಸಮನ್ವಿತಮ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.4.1.8 in Gujarati sript:
કૈલાસે શંકરેણૈવ કાર્તિકસ્ય ચ વૈભવમ્ ।
વર્ણિતં ષણ્મુખસ્યાગ્રે નાનાખ્યાનસમન્વિતમ્ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 2.4.1.8 in Malayalam sript:
കൈലാസേ ശംകരേണൈവ കാര്തികസ്യ ച വൈഭവമ് ।
വര്ണിതം ഷണ്മുഖസ്യാഗ്രേ നാനാഖ്യാനസമന്വിതമ് ॥ ൮ ॥

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