Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.8.4.31 (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 2.8.4.31

व्यास उवाच ।
भगवन्ब्रूहि तत्त्वज्ञ स्वर्णवृष्टिरभूत्कथम् ।
कुबेरस्य कथं भीतिरुत्पन्ना रघुभूपतेः ॥ ३१ ॥

vyāsa uvāca |
bhagavanbrūhi tattvajña svarṇavṛṣṭirabhūtkatham |
kuberasya kathaṃ bhītirutpannā raghubhūpateḥ || 31 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.8.4.31 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 (2.8.4.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vyasa, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Tattvajna, Svarna, Vrishti, Katham, Katha, Kubera, Bhiti, Utpanna, Raghu, Bhupati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.8.4.31). 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: “vyāsa uvāca
  • vyāsa* -
  • vyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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]
  • Line 2: “bhagavanbrūhi tattvajña svarṇavṛṣṭirabhūtkatham
  • bhagavan -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhagavan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • brūhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tattvajña -
  • tattvajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tattvajña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svarṇa -
  • svarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛṣṭir -
  • vṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhūt -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “kuberasya kathaṃ bhītirutpannā raghubhūpateḥ
  • kuberasya -
  • kubera (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kubera (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhītir -
  • bhīti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utpannā* -
  • utpanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    utpannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • raghu -
  • raghu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    raghu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhūpateḥ -
  • bhūpati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.8.4.31

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 2.8.4.31 in Bengali sript:
ব্যাস উবাচ ।
ভগবন্ব্রূহি তত্ত্বজ্ঞ স্বর্ণবৃষ্টিরভূত্কথম্ ।
কুবেরস্য কথং ভীতিরুত্পন্না রঘুভূপতেঃ ॥ 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 2.8.4.31 in Kannada sript:
ವ್ಯಾಸ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಭಗವನ್ಬ್ರೂಹಿ ತತ್ತ್ವಜ್ಞ ಸ್ವರ್ಣವೃಷ್ಟಿರಭೂತ್ಕಥಮ್ ।
ಕುಬೇರಸ್ಯ ಕಥಂ ಭೀತಿರುತ್ಪನ್ನಾ ರಘುಭೂಪತೇಃ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.8.4.31 in Gujarati sript:
વ્યાસ ઉવાચ ।
ભગવન્બ્રૂહિ તત્ત્વજ્ઞ સ્વર્ણવૃષ્ટિરભૂત્કથમ્ ।
કુબેરસ્ય કથં ભીતિરુત્પન્ના રઘુભૂપતેઃ ॥ 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 2.8.4.31 in Malayalam sript:
വ്യാസ ഉവാച ।
ഭഗവന്ബ്രൂഹി തത്ത്വജ്ഞ സ്വര്ണവൃഷ്ടിരഭൂത്കഥമ് ।
കുബേരസ്യ കഥം ഭീതിരുത്പന്നാ രഘുഭൂപതേഃ ॥ ൩൧ ॥

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