Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.1.5.168 (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 3.1.5.168

एवं वः कथितं विप्रा विधूमचरितं महत् ।
यः पठेदिममध्यायं शृणुयाद्वा समाहितः ।
यं यं कामयते कामं तं सर्वं शीघ्रमाप्नुयात् ॥ १६८ ॥

evaṃ vaḥ kathitaṃ viprā vidhūmacaritaṃ mahat |
yaḥ paṭhedimamadhyāyaṃ śṛṇuyādvā samāhitaḥ |
yaṃ yaṃ kāmayate kāmaṃ taṃ sarvaṃ śīghramāpnuyāt || 168 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.1.5.168 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 (3.1.5.168). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Yushmad, Kathita, Vipra, Vidhuma, Carita, Mahat, Yah, Idam, Adhyaya, Samahita, Kamayat, Kamam, Kama, Sarvam, Sarva, Shighram, Shighra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.1.5.168). 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: “evaṃ vaḥ kathitaṃ viprā vidhūmacaritaṃ mahat
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vaḥ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • kathitam -
  • kathita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kathita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kathitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative single from √kath class 10 verb]
  • viprā* -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viprā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vidhūma -
  • vidhūma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidhūma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caritam -
  • carita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    carita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahat -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yaḥ paṭhedimamadhyāyaṃ śṛṇuyādvā samāhitaḥ
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paṭhed -
  • paṭh (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • adhyāyam -
  • adhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhyā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • śṛṇuyād -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samāhitaḥ -
  • samāhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “yaṃ yaṃ kāmayate kāmaṃ taṃ sarvaṃ śīghramāpnuyāt
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kāmayate -
  • kam -> kāmayat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √kam]
    kam -> kāmayat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √kam]
    kam (verb class 0)
    [present middle third single]
  • kāmam -
  • kāmam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śīghram -
  • śīghram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śīghra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīghra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīghrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āpnuyāt -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 3.1.5.168

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 3.1.5.168 in Bengali sript:
এবং বঃ কথিতং বিপ্রা বিধূমচরিতং মহত্ ।
যঃ পঠেদিমমধ্যাযং শৃণুযাদ্বা সমাহিতঃ ।
যং যং কামযতে কামং তং সর্বং শীঘ্রমাপ্নুযাত্ ॥ 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 3.1.5.168 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಂ ವಃ ಕಥಿತಂ ವಿಪ್ರಾ ವಿಧೂಮಚರಿತಂ ಮಹತ್ ।
ಯಃ ಪಠೇದಿಮಮಧ್ಯಾಯಂ ಶೃಣುಯಾದ್ವಾ ಸಮಾಹಿತಃ ।
ಯಂ ಯಂ ಕಾಮಯತೇ ಕಾಮಂ ತಂ ಸರ್ವಂ ಶೀಘ್ರಮಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ ॥ ೧೬೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.1.5.168 in Gujarati sript:
એવં વઃ કથિતં વિપ્રા વિધૂમચરિતં મહત્ ।
યઃ પઠેદિમમધ્યાયં શૃણુયાદ્વા સમાહિતઃ ।
યં યં કામયતે કામં તં સર્વં શીઘ્રમાપ્નુયાત્ ॥ 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 3.1.5.168 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവം വഃ കഥിതം വിപ്രാ വിധൂമചരിതം മഹത് ।
യഃ പഠേദിമമധ്യായം ശൃണുയാദ്വാ സമാഹിതഃ ।
യം യം കാമയതേ കാമം തം സര്വം ശീഘ്രമാപ്നുയാത് ॥ ൧൬൮ ॥

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