Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.8.6.200 (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 2.8.6.200

अर्चयेद्यस्तु गोविंदं गोप्रतारे हि मानवः ।
दशसौवर्णिकं पुण्यं गोप्रतारे प्रकथ्यते ॥ २०० ॥

arcayedyastu goviṃdaṃ gopratāre hi mānavaḥ |
daśasauvarṇikaṃ puṇyaṃ gopratāre prakathyate || 200 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.8.6.200 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 (2.8.6.200). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Govinda, Gopratara, Manava, Dasha, Dashan, Sauvarnika, Punya, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.8.6.200). 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: “arcayedyastu goviṃdaṃ gopratāre hi mānavaḥ
  • arcayed -
  • ṛc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    ṛc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • yas -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • govindam -
  • govinda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • gopratāre -
  • gopratāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mānavaḥ -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “daśasauvarṇikaṃ puṇyaṃ gopratāre prakathyate
  • daśa -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daṃś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sauvarṇikam -
  • sauvarṇika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sauvarṇika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sauvarṇikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • gopratāre -
  • gopratāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kathyate -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.8.6.200

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 2.8.6.200 in Bengali sript:
অর্চযেদ্যস্তু গোবিংদং গোপ্রতারে হি মানবঃ ।
দশসৌবর্ণিকং পুণ্যং গোপ্রতারে প্রকথ্যতে ॥ ২০০ ॥

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 2.8.6.200 in Kannada sript:
ಅರ್ಚಯೇದ್ಯಸ್ತು ಗೋವಿಂದಂ ಗೋಪ್ರತಾರೇ ಹಿ ಮಾನವಃ ।
ದಶಸೌವರ್ಣಿಕಂ ಪುಣ್ಯಂ ಗೋಪ್ರತಾರೇ ಪ್ರಕಥ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೨೦೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.8.6.200 in Gujarati sript:
અર્ચયેદ્યસ્તુ ગોવિંદં ગોપ્રતારે હિ માનવઃ ।
દશસૌવર્ણિકં પુણ્યં ગોપ્રતારે પ્રકથ્યતે ॥ ૨૦૦ ॥

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 2.8.6.200 in Malayalam sript:
അര്ചയേദ്യസ്തു ഗോവിംദം ഗോപ്രതാരേ ഹി മാനവഃ ।
ദശസൌവര്ണികം പുണ്യം ഗോപ്രതാരേ പ്രകഥ്യതേ ॥ ൨൦൦ ॥

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