Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.8.7.40 (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 2.8.7.40

यक्ष उवाच ।
वरं प्रयच्छसि यदि विप्रवर्य मदीप्सितम् ।
ममांगमतिदुर्गंधि शापाच्च नृपतेरभूत् ।
सुगन्धयितुं ब्रह्मर्षे तत्प्रसीद मुनीश्वर ॥ ४० ॥

yakṣa uvāca |
varaṃ prayacchasi yadi vipravarya madīpsitam |
mamāṃgamatidurgaṃdhi śāpācca nṛpaterabhūt |
sugandhayituṃ brahmarṣe tatprasīda munīśvara || 40 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.8.7.40 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 (2.8.7.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yaksha, Varam, Vara, Prayat, Shas, Shasi, Yadi, Yad, Vipra, Varya, Madi, Madin, Ipsita, Mama, Ati, Durgandhi, Shapa, Nripati, Brahmarshi, Brahmarsha, Tat, Tad, Pra, Sida, Munishvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.8.7.40). 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: “yakṣa uvāca
  • yakṣa* -
  • yakṣa (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: “varaṃ prayacchasi yadi vipravarya madīpsitam
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prayacch -
  • pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
  • śasi -
  • śasi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śasi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śasi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vipra -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varya -
  • varya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛ -> varya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vṛ]
    vṛ -> varya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vṛ]
    vṛ -> varya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vṛ]
    vṛ -> varya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vṛ]
    vṛ -> varya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vṛ]
  • madī -
  • madi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    madī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    madin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    madin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • īpsitam -
  • īpsita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īpsita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īpsitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    āp -> īpsita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √āp]
    āp -> īpsita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √āp]
    āp -> īpsitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √āp]
    āp -> īpsita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √āp]
    āp -> īpsita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √āp], [accusative single from √āp]
  • Line 3: “mamāṃgamatidurgaṃdhi śāpācca nṛpaterabhūt
  • mamāṅ -
  • mamā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gam -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • durgandhi -
  • durgandhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    durgandhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    durgandhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śāpāc -
  • śāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nṛpater -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • abhūt -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • Line 4: “sugandhayituṃ brahmarṣe tatprasīda munīśvara
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gandhayitum -
  • gandh -> gandhayitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √gandh]
  • brahmarṣe -
  • brahmarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    brahmarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    brahmarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • sīda -
  • sīda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sīda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • munīśvara -
  • munīśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.8.7.40

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 2.8.7.40 in Bengali sript:
যক্ষ উবাচ ।
বরং প্রযচ্ছসি যদি বিপ্রবর্য মদীপ্সিতম্ ।
মমাংগমতিদুর্গংধি শাপাচ্চ নৃপতেরভূত্ ।
সুগন্ধযিতুং ব্রহ্মর্ষে তত্প্রসীদ মুনীশ্বর ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 2.8.7.40 in Kannada sript:
ಯಕ್ಷ ಉವಾಚ ।
ವರಂ ಪ್ರಯಚ್ಛಸಿ ಯದಿ ವಿಪ್ರವರ್ಯ ಮದೀಪ್ಸಿತಮ್ ।
ಮಮಾಂಗಮತಿದುರ್ಗಂಧಿ ಶಾಪಾಚ್ಚ ನೃಪತೇರಭೂತ್ ।
ಸುಗನ್ಧಯಿತುಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮರ್ಷೇ ತತ್ಪ್ರಸೀದ ಮುನೀಶ್ವರ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.8.7.40 in Gujarati sript:
યક્ષ ઉવાચ ।
વરં પ્રયચ્છસિ યદિ વિપ્રવર્ય મદીપ્સિતમ્ ।
મમાંગમતિદુર્ગંધિ શાપાચ્ચ નૃપતેરભૂત્ ।
સુગન્ધયિતું બ્રહ્મર્ષે તત્પ્રસીદ મુનીશ્વર ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 2.8.7.40 in Malayalam sript:
യക്ഷ ഉവാച ।
വരം പ്രയച്ഛസി യദി വിപ്രവര്യ മദീപ്സിതമ് ।
മമാംഗമതിദുര്ഗംധി ശാപാച്ച നൃപതേരഭൂത് ।
സുഗന്ധയിതും ബ്രഹ്മര്ഷേ തത്പ്രസീദ മുനീശ്വര ॥ ൪൦ ॥

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