Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.8.6.168 (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 2.8.6.168

पयस्विनी च गौर्देया सालंकारा च शक्तितः ।
विप्राय वेदविदुषे नियमव्रतशालिने ।
ब्राह्मणायातिशुचये विष्णुप्रीत्यै यतात्मना ॥ १६८ ॥

payasvinī ca gaurdeyā sālaṃkārā ca śaktitaḥ |
viprāya vedaviduṣe niyamavrataśāline |
brāhmaṇāyātiśucaye viṣṇuprītyai yatātmanā || 168 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.8.6.168 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 (2.8.6.168). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Payasvin, Payasvini, Deya, Salankara, Shaktitah, Vipra, Vedavidvas, Niyama, Vrata, Shalin, Brahmana, Ati, Shuci, Vishnupriti, Yatatman, Yatatmana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.8.6.168). 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: “payasvinī ca gaurdeyā sālaṃkārā ca śaktitaḥ
  • payasvinī -
  • payasvinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    payasvin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaur -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • deyā -
  • deyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sālaṅkārā -
  • sālaṅkārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaktitaḥ -
  • śaktitaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “viprāya vedaviduṣe niyamavrataśāline
  • viprāya -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vedaviduṣe -
  • vedavidvas (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vedavidvas (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • niyama -
  • niyama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vrata -
  • vrata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vrata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāline -
  • śālin (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śālin (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • Line 3: “brāhmaṇāyātiśucaye viṣṇuprītyai yatātmanā
  • brāhmaṇāyā -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śucaye -
  • śuci (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śuci (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • viṣṇuprītyai -
  • viṣṇuprīti (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • yatātmanā -
  • yatātman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yatātman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    yatātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.8.6.168

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 2.8.6.168 in Bengali sript:
পযস্বিনী চ গৌর্দেযা সালংকারা চ শক্তিতঃ ।
বিপ্রায বেদবিদুষে নিযমব্রতশালিনে ।
ব্রাহ্মণাযাতিশুচযে বিষ্ণুপ্রীত্যৈ যতাত্মনা ॥ ১৬৮ ॥

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 2.8.6.168 in Kannada sript:
ಪಯಸ್ವಿನೀ ಚ ಗೌರ್ದೇಯಾ ಸಾಲಂಕಾರಾ ಚ ಶಕ್ತಿತಃ ।
ವಿಪ್ರಾಯ ವೇದವಿದುಷೇ ನಿಯಮವ್ರತಶಾಲಿನೇ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಯಾತಿಶುಚಯೇ ವಿಷ್ಣುಪ್ರೀತ್ಯೈ ಯತಾತ್ಮನಾ ॥ ೧೬೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.8.6.168 in Gujarati sript:
પયસ્વિની ચ ગૌર્દેયા સાલંકારા ચ શક્તિતઃ ।
વિપ્રાય વેદવિદુષે નિયમવ્રતશાલિને ।
બ્રાહ્મણાયાતિશુચયે વિષ્ણુપ્રીત્યૈ યતાત્મના ॥ ૧૬૮ ॥

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 2.8.6.168 in Malayalam sript:
പയസ്വിനീ ച ഗൌര്ദേയാ സാലംകാരാ ച ശക്തിതഃ ।
വിപ്രായ വേദവിദുഷേ നിയമവ്രതശാലിനേ ।
ബ്രാഹ്മണായാതിശുചയേ വിഷ്ണുപ്രീത്യൈ യതാത്മനാ ॥ ൧൬൮ ॥

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