Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.8.6.157 (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 2.8.6.157

सपुण्यपुष्पवर्षं च वायुयुक्तं महाजवम् ।
गन्धर्वैरप्सरोभिश्च तस्मिन्सूर्यउपस्थितः ॥ १५७ ॥

sapuṇyapuṣpavarṣaṃ ca vāyuyuktaṃ mahājavam |
gandharvairapsarobhiśca tasminsūryaupasthitaḥ || 157 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.8.6.157 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 (2.8.6.157). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Punya, Pushpavarsha, Vayu, Yuktam, Yukta, Mahajava, Gandharva, Apsaras, Tad, Suri, Surya, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.8.6.157). 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: “sapuṇyapuṣpavarṣaṃ ca vāyuyuktaṃ mahājavam
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puṇya -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṇ -> puṇya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √puṇ]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • puṣpavarṣam -
  • puṣpavarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṣpavarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāyu -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāyu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yuktam -
  • yuktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • mahājavam -
  • mahājava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahājava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahājavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “gandharvairapsarobhiśca tasminsūryaupasthitaḥ
  • gandharvair -
  • gandharva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • apsarobhiś -
  • apsaras (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sūryau -
  • sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sūr]
    sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sūr]
    sūrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    sūryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • opa -
  • sthitaḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.8.6.157

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 2.8.6.157 in Bengali sript:
সপুণ্যপুষ্পবর্ষং চ বাযুযুক্তং মহাজবম্ ।
গন্ধর্বৈরপ্সরোভিশ্চ তস্মিন্সূর্যৌপস্থিতঃ ॥ ১৫৭ ॥

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 2.8.6.157 in Kannada sript:
ಸಪುಣ್ಯಪುಷ್ಪವರ್ಷಂ ಚ ವಾಯುಯುಕ್ತಂ ಮಹಾಜವಮ್ ।
ಗನ್ಧರ್ವೈರಪ್ಸರೋಭಿಶ್ಚ ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಸೂರ್ಯೌಪಸ್ಥಿತಃ ॥ ೧೫೭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.8.6.157 in Gujarati sript:
સપુણ્યપુષ્પવર્ષં ચ વાયુયુક્તં મહાજવમ્ ।
ગન્ધર્વૈરપ્સરોભિશ્ચ તસ્મિન્સૂર્યૌપસ્થિતઃ ॥ ૧૫૭ ॥

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 2.8.6.157 in Malayalam sript:
സപുണ്യപുഷ്പവര്ഷം ച വായുയുക്തം മഹാജവമ് ।
ഗന്ധര്വൈരപ്സരോഭിശ്ച തസ്മിന്സൂര്യൌപസ്ഥിതഃ ॥ ൧൫൭ ॥

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