Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.8.3.31 (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 2.8.3.31

षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि काशीवासेषु यत्फलम् ।
तत्फलं निमिषार्द्धेन कलौ दाशरथीं पुरीम् ॥ ३१ ॥

ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi kāśīvāseṣu yatphalam |
tatphalaṃ nimiṣārddhena kalau dāśarathīṃ purīm || 31 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.8.3.31 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 (2.8.3.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shashtivarsha, Sahasra, Kashi, Kashin, Vasa, Yat, Yad, Phala, Tatphala, Nimish, Nimisha, Arddha, Kala, Kali, Dasharathi, Puri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.8.3.31). 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: “ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi kāśīvāseṣu yatphalam
  • ṣaṣṭivarṣa -
  • ṣaṣṭivarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣaṣṭivarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kāśī -
  • kāśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kāśi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kāśi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kāśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāseṣu -
  • vāsa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tatphalaṃ nimiṣārddhena kalau dāśarathīṃ purīm
  • tatphalam -
  • tatphala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tatphala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tatphalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nimiṣā -
  • nimiṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nimiṣ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ārddhena -
  • ārddha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kalau -
  • kala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kali (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • dāśarathīm -
  • dāśarathī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • purīm -
  • purī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.8.3.31

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 2.8.3.31 in Bengali sript:
ষষ্টিবর্ষসহস্রাণি কাশীবাসেষু যত্ফলম্ ।
তত্ফলং নিমিষার্দ্ধেন কলৌ দাশরথীং পুরীম্ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 2.8.3.31 in Kannada sript:
ಷಷ್ಟಿವರ್ಷಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ಕಾಶೀವಾಸೇಷು ಯತ್ಫಲಮ್ ।
ತತ್ಫಲಂ ನಿಮಿಷಾರ್ದ್ಧೇನ ಕಲೌ ದಾಶರಥೀಂ ಪುರೀಮ್ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.8.3.31 in Gujarati sript:
ષષ્ટિવર્ષસહસ્રાણિ કાશીવાસેષુ યત્ફલમ્ ।
તત્ફલં નિમિષાર્દ્ધેન કલૌ દાશરથીં પુરીમ્ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 2.8.3.31 in Malayalam sript:
ഷഷ്ടിവര്ഷസഹസ്രാണി കാശീവാസേഷു യത്ഫലമ് ।
തത്ഫലം നിമിഷാര്ദ്ധേന കലൌ ദാശരഥീം പുരീമ് ॥ ൩൧ ॥

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