Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.8.5.8 (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 2.8.5.8

क्षणं सहस्व विप्रेन्द्र यावत्स्नात्वा व्रजाम्यहम् ।
तिष्ठतिष्ठ क्षणं तिष्ठ आगच्छाम्येष साप्रतम् ॥ ८ ॥

kṣaṇaṃ sahasva viprendra yāvatsnātvā vrajāmyaham |
tiṣṭhatiṣṭha kṣaṇaṃ tiṣṭha āgacchāmyeṣa sāpratam || 8 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.8.5.8 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 (2.8.5.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshanam, Kshana, Viprendra, Yavat, Snatva, Aha, Asmad, Tishthat, Tha, Tishtha, Shamya, Isha, Ishan, Prata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.8.5.8). 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: “kṣaṇaṃ sahasva viprendra yāvatsnātvā vrajāmyaham
  • kṣaṇam -
  • kṣaṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sahasva -
  • sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • viprendra -
  • viprendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāvat -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • snātvā* -
  • snātva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    snātvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vrajāmya -
  • vraj (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tiṣṭhatiṣṭha kṣaṇaṃ tiṣṭha āgacchāmyeṣa sāpratam
  • tiṣṭhat -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • iṣ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṭha -
  • ṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣaṇam -
  • kṣaṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tiṣṭha* -
  • tiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āgacch -
  • ag (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • śāmye -
  • śāmya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    śāmya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śam -> śāmya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √śam]
    śam -> śāmya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √śam]
    śāmyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śam -> śāmya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śam], [locative single from √śam]
    śam -> śāmya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śam], [vocative single from √śam], [vocative dual from √śam], [accusative dual from √śam], [locative single from √śam]
    śam -> śāmyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śam], [nominative dual from √śam], [vocative single from √śam], [vocative dual from √śam], [accusative dual from √śam]
    śam (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
    śam (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • iṣa -
  • iṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pratam -
  • prata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prata (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 2.8.5.8

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 2.8.5.8 in Bengali sript:
ক্ষণং সহস্ব বিপ্রেন্দ্র যাবত্স্নাত্বা ব্রজাম্যহম্ ।
তিষ্ঠতিষ্ঠ ক্ষণং তিষ্ঠ আগচ্ছাম্যেষ সাপ্রতম্ ॥ 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 2.8.5.8 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷಣಂ ಸಹಸ್ವ ವಿಪ್ರೇನ್ದ್ರ ಯಾವತ್ಸ್ನಾತ್ವಾ ವ್ರಜಾಮ್ಯಹಮ್ ।
ತಿಷ್ಠತಿಷ್ಠ ಕ್ಷಣಂ ತಿಷ್ಠ ಆಗಚ್ಛಾಮ್ಯೇಷ ಸಾಪ್ರತಮ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.8.5.8 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષણં સહસ્વ વિપ્રેન્દ્ર યાવત્સ્નાત્વા વ્રજામ્યહમ્ ।
તિષ્ઠતિષ્ઠ ક્ષણં તિષ્ઠ આગચ્છામ્યેષ સાપ્રતમ્ ॥ 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 2.8.5.8 in Malayalam sript:
ക്ഷണം സഹസ്വ വിപ്രേന്ദ്ര യാവത്സ്നാത്വാ വ്രജാമ്യഹമ് ।
തിഷ്ഠതിഷ്ഠ ക്ഷണം തിഷ്ഠ ആഗച്ഛാമ്യേഷ സാപ്രതമ് ॥ ൮ ॥

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