Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.4.26.18 (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 2.4.26.18

गणावूचतुः ।
तद्ब्राह्मणवचः श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य स नृपोत्तमः ।
विष्णुदासं तदा गर्वादुवाच वचनं द्विजम् ॥ १८ ॥

gaṇāvūcatuḥ |
tadbrāhmaṇavacaḥ śrutvā prahasya sa nṛpottamaḥ |
viṣṇudāsaṃ tadā garvāduvāca vacanaṃ dvijam || 18 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.4.26.18 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 (2.4.26.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gana, Gani, Tad, Tat, Brahmana, Vaca, Vacas, Prahasya, Nripa, Uttama, Vishnudasa, Tada, Garva, Vacana, Dvija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.4.26.18). 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: “gaṇāvūcatuḥ
  • gaṇāvū -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gaṇi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    gaṇi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ūcatuḥ -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third dual]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third dual]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third dual]
  • Line 2: “tadbrāhmaṇavacaḥ śrutvā prahasya sa nṛpottamaḥ
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • brāhmaṇa -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vacaḥ -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • prahasya -
  • prahasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prahasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛpo -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uttamaḥ -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “viṣṇudāsaṃ tadā garvāduvāca vacanaṃ dvijam
  • viṣṇudāsam -
  • viṣṇudāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • garvād -
  • garva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dvijam -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dvijā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.4.26.18

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 2.4.26.18 in Bengali sript:
গণাবূচতুঃ ।
তদ্ব্রাহ্মণবচঃ শ্রুত্বা প্রহস্য স নৃপোত্তমঃ ।
বিষ্ণুদাসং তদা গর্বাদুবাচ বচনং দ্বিজম্ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 2.4.26.18 in Kannada sript:
ಗಣಾವೂಚತುಃ ।
ತದ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣವಚಃ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಪ್ರಹಸ್ಯ ಸ ನೃಪೋತ್ತಮಃ ।
ವಿಷ್ಣುದಾಸಂ ತದಾ ಗರ್ವಾದುವಾಚ ವಚನಂ ದ್ವಿಜಮ್ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.4.26.18 in Gujarati sript:
ગણાવૂચતુઃ ।
તદ્બ્રાહ્મણવચઃ શ્રુત્વા પ્રહસ્ય સ નૃપોત્તમઃ ।
વિષ્ણુદાસં તદા ગર્વાદુવાચ વચનં દ્વિજમ્ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 2.4.26.18 in Malayalam sript:
ഗണാവൂചതുഃ ।
തദ്ബ്രാഹ്മണവചഃ ശ്രുത്വാ പ്രഹസ്യ സ നൃപോത്തമഃ ।
വിഷ്ണുദാസം തദാ ഗര്വാദുവാച വചനം ദ്വിജമ് ॥ ൧൮ ॥

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