Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.8.8.8 (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 2.8.8.8

इति श्रीस्कान्दे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां द्वितीये वैष्णवखंडेऽयोध्यामाहात्म्ये महारत्नतीर्थदुर्भरमहाभरतीर्थमहाविद्यातीर्थ सिद्धपीठक्षीरेश्वरसीताकुण्ड सुग्रीवतीर्थहनुमत्कुण्ड विभीषणसरस्तीर्थायोध्यायात्राविधिक्रमवर्णनंनामाष्टमोऽध्यायः ॥ ८ ॥

iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṃḍe'yodhyāmāhātmye mahāratnatīrthadurbharamahābharatīrthamahāvidyātīrtha siddhapīṭhakṣīreśvarasītākuṇḍa sugrīvatīrthahanumatkuṇḍa vibhīṣaṇasarastīrthāyodhyāyātrāvidhikramavarṇanaṃnāmāṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ || 8 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.8.8.8 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 (2.8.8.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Shri, Skanda, Mahapurana, Sahasri, Samhita, Dvitiya, Vaishnava, Khanda, Ayodhya, Ahan, Atmya, Atmi, Maharatna, Tirtha, Durbhara, Aha, Tha, Atirtha, Siddhapitha, Kshira, Ishvara, Sita, Kunda, Sugriva, Vibhishana, Sara, Saras, Atra, Vidhikrama, Varnana, Naman, Ashtama, Adhyaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.8.8.8). 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: “iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṃḍe'yodhyāmāhātmye mahāratnatīrthadurbharamahābharatīrthamahāvidyātīrtha siddhapīṭhakṣīreśvarasītākuṇḍa sugrīvatīrthahanumatkuṇḍa vibhīṣaṇasarastīrthāyodhyāyātrāvidhikramavarṇanaṃnāmāṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • skānde -
  • skānda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    skānda (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    skāndā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahāpurāṇa -
  • mahāpurāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ekāśīti -
  • ekāśīti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sāhasryām -
  • sāhasrī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • saṃhitāyām -
  • saṃhitā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • dvitīye -
  • dvitīya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dvitīya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dvitīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vaiṣṇava -
  • vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaiṣṇava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khaṇḍe' -
  • khaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    khaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    khaṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    khaṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • ayodhyām -
  • ayodhyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āhā -
  • āhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āhan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third single]
  • ātmye -
  • ātmya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ātmī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • mahāratna -
  • mahāratna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tīrtha -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • durbharam -
  • durbhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    durbhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    durbharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ahā -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abharat -
  • bhṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • īr -
  • tham -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ahāvi -
  • hu (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle third single]
  • dyā -
  • (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • atīrtha -
  • atīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • siddhapīṭha -
  • siddhapīṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣīre -
  • kṣīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    kṣīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iśvara -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iśvara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sītā -
  • sītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sai -> sītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sai class 1 verb]
  • kuṇḍa -
  • kuṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sugrīva -
  • sugrīva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sugrīva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tīrtha -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hanumat -
  • hanumat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • kuṇḍa -
  • kuṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vibhīṣaṇa -
  • vibhīṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vibhīṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saras -
  • saras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tīrthā -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ayodhyāyā -
  • ayodhya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ayodhya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • atrā -
  • atrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidhikrama -
  • vidhikrama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidhikrama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇanaṃ -
  • varṇana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṇanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nāmā -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aṣṭamo' -
  • aṣṭama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhyāyaḥ -
  • adhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhyā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.8.8.8

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 2.8.8.8 in Bengali sript:
ইতি শ্রীস্কান্দে মহাপুরাণ একাশীতিসাহস্র্যাং সংহিতাযাং দ্বিতীযে বৈষ্ণবখংডেঽযোধ্যামাহাত্ম্যে মহারত্নতীর্থদুর্ভরমহাভরতীর্থমহাবিদ্যাতীর্থ সিদ্ধপীঠক্ষীরেশ্বরসীতাকুণ্ড সুগ্রীবতীর্থহনুমত্কুণ্ড বিভীষণসরস্তীর্থাযোধ্যাযাত্রাবিধিক্রমবর্ণনংনামাষ্টমোঽধ্যাযঃ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 2.8.8.8 in Kannada sript:
ಇತಿ ಶ್ರೀಸ್ಕಾನ್ದೇ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣ ಏಕಾಶೀತಿಸಾಹಸ್ರ್ಯಾಂ ಸಂಹಿತಾಯಾಂ ದ್ವಿತೀಯೇ ವೈಷ್ಣವಖಂಡೇಽಯೋಧ್ಯಾಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯೇ ಮಹಾರತ್ನತೀರ್ಥದುರ್ಭರಮಹಾಭರತೀರ್ಥಮಹಾವಿದ್ಯಾತೀರ್ಥ ಸಿದ್ಧಪೀಠಕ್ಷೀರೇಶ್ವರಸೀತಾಕುಣ್ಡ ಸುಗ್ರೀವತೀರ್ಥಹನುಮತ್ಕುಣ್ಡ ವಿಭೀಷಣಸರಸ್ತೀರ್ಥಾಯೋಧ್ಯಾಯಾತ್ರಾವಿಧಿಕ್ರಮವರ್ಣನಂನಾಮಾಷ್ಟಮೋಽಧ್ಯಾಯಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.8.8.8 in Gujarati sript:
ઇતિ શ્રીસ્કાન્દે મહાપુરાણ એકાશીતિસાહસ્ર્યાં સંહિતાયાં દ્વિતીયે વૈષ્ણવખંડેઽયોધ્યામાહાત્મ્યે મહારત્નતીર્થદુર્ભરમહાભરતીર્થમહાવિદ્યાતીર્થ સિદ્ધપીઠક્ષીરેશ્વરસીતાકુણ્ડ સુગ્રીવતીર્થહનુમત્કુણ્ડ વિભીષણસરસ્તીર્થાયોધ્યાયાત્રાવિધિક્રમવર્ણનંનામાષ્ટમોઽધ્યાયઃ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 2.8.8.8 in Malayalam sript:
ഇതി ശ്രീസ്കാന്ദേ മഹാപുരാണ ഏകാശീതിസാഹസ്ര്യാം സംഹിതായാം ദ്വിതീയേ വൈഷ്ണവഖംഡേഽയോധ്യാമാഹാത്മ്യേ മഹാരത്നതീര്ഥദുര്ഭരമഹാഭരതീര്ഥമഹാവിദ്യാതീര്ഥ സിദ്ധപീഠക്ഷീരേശ്വരസീതാകുണ്ഡ സുഗ്രീവതീര്ഥഹനുമത്കുണ്ഡ വിഭീഷണസരസ്തീര്ഥായോധ്യായാത്രാവിധിക്രമവര്ണനംനാമാഷ്ടമോഽധ്യായഃ ॥ ൮ ॥

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