Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.8.8.79 (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 2.8.8.79

इत्युक्तास्तु ततः सर्वे वसिष्ठमुनिमादरात् ।
पप्रच्छुर्विनयात्क्षिप्रं विभीषणपुरःसराः ।
कथयस्व तपोराशे कथामेतां सुदुर्लभाम् ॥ ७९ ॥

ityuktāstu tataḥ sarve vasiṣṭhamunimādarāt |
papracchurvinayātkṣipraṃ vibhīṣaṇapuraḥsarāḥ |
kathayasva taporāśe kathāmetāṃ sudurlabhām || 79 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.8.8.79 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 (2.8.8.79). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ityukta, Astu, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Sarva, Vasishtha, Mada, Rat, Vinaya, Kshipram, Kshipra, Vibhishana, Purahsara, Taporashi, Katha, Eta, Esha, Sudurlabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.8.8.79). 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: “ityuktāstu tataḥ sarve vasiṣṭhamunimādarāt
  • ityuktā -
  • ityukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • astu -
  • astu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vasiṣṭham -
  • vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vasiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vasiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uni -
  • ū (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • māda -
  • māda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāt -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    -> rāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • Line 2: “papracchurvinayātkṣipraṃ vibhīṣaṇapuraḥsarāḥ
  • papracchur -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • vinayāt -
  • vinaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vinaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kṣipram -
  • kṣipram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vibhīṣaṇa -
  • vibhīṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vibhīṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puraḥsarāḥ -
  • puraḥsara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 3: “kathayasva taporāśe kathāmetāṃ sudurlabhām
  • kathayasva -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • taporāśe -
  • taporāśi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kathām -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • etām -
  • etā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sudurlabhām -
  • sudurlabhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.8.8.79

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 2.8.8.79 in Bengali sript:
ইত্যুক্তাস্তু ততঃ সর্বে বসিষ্ঠমুনিমাদরাত্ ।
পপ্রচ্ছুর্বিনযাত্ক্ষিপ্রং বিভীষণপুরঃসরাঃ ।
কথযস্ব তপোরাশে কথামেতাং সুদুর্লভাম্ ॥ ৭৯ ॥

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 2.8.8.79 in Kannada sript:
ಇತ್ಯುಕ್ತಾಸ್ತು ತತಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ವಸಿಷ್ಠಮುನಿಮಾದರಾತ್ ।
ಪಪ್ರಚ್ಛುರ್ವಿನಯಾತ್ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಂ ವಿಭೀಷಣಪುರಃಸರಾಃ ।
ಕಥಯಸ್ವ ತಪೋರಾಶೇ ಕಥಾಮೇತಾಂ ಸುದುರ್ಲಭಾಮ್ ॥ ೭೯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.8.8.79 in Gujarati sript:
ઇત્યુક્તાસ્તુ તતઃ સર્વે વસિષ્ઠમુનિમાદરાત્ ।
પપ્રચ્છુર્વિનયાત્ક્ષિપ્રં વિભીષણપુરઃસરાઃ ।
કથયસ્વ તપોરાશે કથામેતાં સુદુર્લભામ્ ॥ ૭૯ ॥

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 2.8.8.79 in Malayalam sript:
ഇത്യുക്താസ്തു തതഃ സര്വേ വസിഷ്ഠമുനിമാദരാത് ।
പപ്രച്ഛുര്വിനയാത്ക്ഷിപ്രം വിഭീഷണപുരഃസരാഃ ।
കഥയസ്വ തപോരാശേ കഥാമേതാം സുദുര്ലഭാമ് ॥ ൭൯ ॥

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