Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.7.23.23 (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 2.7.23.23

इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां द्वितीये वैष्णवखण्डे वैशाखमासमाहात्म्ये नारदाम्बरीषसंवादेऽक्षय्यतृतीयायाः श्रेष्ठत्वकथनं नाम त्रयोविंशोऽध्यायः ॥ २३ ॥

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe vaiśākhamāsamāhātmye nāradāmbarīṣasaṃvāde'kṣayyatṛtīyāyāḥ śreṣṭhatvakathanaṃ nāma trayoviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 23 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.7.23.23 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 (2.7.23.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Shri, Skanda, Mahapurana, Sahasri, Samhita, Dvitiya, Vaishnava, Khanda, Vaishakha, Asa, Ahan, Atmya, Atmi, Narada, Shasa, Vada, Vadi, Akshayya, Tritiya, Shreshthatva, Kathana, Naman, Trayovimsha, Adhyaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.7.23.23). 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: “iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe vaiśākhamāsamāhātmye nāradāmbarīṣasaṃvāde'kṣayyatṛtīyāyāḥ śreṣṭhatvakathanaṃ nāma trayoviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • skānde -
  • skānda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    skānda (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    skāndā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahāpurāṇa -
  • mahāpurāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ekāśīti -
  • ekāśīti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sāhasryām -
  • sāhasrī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • saṃhitāyām -
  • saṃhitā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • dvitīye -
  • dvitīya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dvitīya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dvitīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vaiṣṇava -
  • vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaiṣṇava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khaṇḍe -
  • khaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    khaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    khaṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    khaṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • vaiśākham -
  • vaiśākha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaiśākha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vaiśākhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āsam -
  • āsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    as -> āsam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
    āsam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āhā -
  • āhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āhan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third single]
  • ātmye -
  • ātmya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ātmī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • nāradām -
  • nāradā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ba -
  • ba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • ṣasaṃ -
  • ṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vāde' -
  • vāda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāda (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vādā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vādi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vādi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • akṣayya -
  • akṣayya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣayya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tṛtīyāyāḥ -
  • tṛtīyā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śreṣṭhatva -
  • śreṣṭhatva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kathanam -
  • kathana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kathana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kathanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • trayoviṃśo' -
  • trayoviṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhyāyaḥ -
  • adhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhyā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.7.23.23

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 2.7.23.23 in Bengali sript:
ইতি শ্রীস্কাংদে মহাপুরাণ একাশীতিসাহস্র্যাং সংহিতাযাং দ্বিতীযে বৈষ্ণবখণ্ডে বৈশাখমাসমাহাত্ম্যে নারদাম্বরীষসংবাদেঽক্ষয্যতৃতীযাযাঃ শ্রেষ্ঠত্বকথনং নাম ত্রযোবিংশোঽধ্যাযঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 2.7.23.23 in Kannada sript:
ಇತಿ ಶ್ರೀಸ್ಕಾಂದೇ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣ ಏಕಾಶೀತಿಸಾಹಸ್ರ್ಯಾಂ ಸಂಹಿತಾಯಾಂ ದ್ವಿತೀಯೇ ವೈಷ್ಣವಖಣ್ಡೇ ವೈಶಾಖಮಾಸಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯೇ ನಾರದಾಮ್ಬರೀಷಸಂವಾದೇಽಕ್ಷಯ್ಯತೃತೀಯಾಯಾಃ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠತ್ವಕಥನಂ ನಾಮ ತ್ರಯೋವಿಂಶೋಽಧ್ಯಾಯಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.7.23.23 in Gujarati sript:
ઇતિ શ્રીસ્કાંદે મહાપુરાણ એકાશીતિસાહસ્ર્યાં સંહિતાયાં દ્વિતીયે વૈષ્ણવખણ્ડે વૈશાખમાસમાહાત્મ્યે નારદામ્બરીષસંવાદેઽક્ષય્યતૃતીયાયાઃ શ્રેષ્ઠત્વકથનં નામ ત્રયોવિંશોઽધ્યાયઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 2.7.23.23 in Malayalam sript:
ഇതി ശ്രീസ്കാംദേ മഹാപുരാണ ഏകാശീതിസാഹസ്ര്യാം സംഹിതായാം ദ്വിതീയേ വൈഷ്ണവഖണ്ഡേ വൈശാഖമാസമാഹാത്മ്യേ നാരദാമ്ബരീഷസംവാദേഽക്ഷയ്യതൃതീയായാഃ ശ്രേഷ്ഠത്വകഥനം നാമ ത്രയോവിംശോഽധ്യായഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

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