Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.1.20.15 (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 3.1.20.15

पुरा मुनिवरं कृष्णं भावि तात्मानमच्युतम् ।
पारंपर्यविशेषज्ञं सर्वशास्त्रार्थकोविदम् ।
प्रणम्य शिरसा व्यासं शुकः पप्रच्छ वै द्विजाः ॥ १५ ॥

purā munivaraṃ kṛṣṇaṃ bhāvi tātmānamacyutam |
pāraṃparyaviśeṣajñaṃ sarvaśāstrārthakovidam |
praṇamya śirasā vyāsaṃ śukaḥ papraccha vai dvijāḥ || 15 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.1.20.15 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 (3.1.20.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pura, Munivara, Krishna, Bhavin, Bhavi, Tat, Mana, Acyuta, Paramparya, Visheshajna, Sarvashastra, Arthakovida, Prana, Shiras, Vyasa, Shuka, Dvija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.1.20.15). 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: “purā munivaraṃ kṛṣṇaṃ bhāvi tātmānamacyutam
  • purā* -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • munivaram -
  • munivara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kṛṣṇam -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhāvi -
  • bhāvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhāvin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhāvī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhāvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhāvī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle third single]
  • tāt -
  • tāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mānam -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • acyutam -
  • acyuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    acyuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    acyutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “pāraṃparyaviśeṣajñaṃ sarvaśāstrārthakovidam
  • pāramparya -
  • pāramparya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśeṣajñam -
  • viśeṣajña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśeṣajña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viśeṣajñā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarvaśāstrā -
  • sarvaśāstra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvaśāstra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvaśāstrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthakovidam -
  • arthakovida (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arthakovida (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arthakovidā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “praṇamya śirasā vyāsaṃ śukaḥ papraccha vai dvijāḥ
  • praṇam -
  • praṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ya -
  • śirasā -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vyāsam -
  • vyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyāsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śukaḥ -
  • śuka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • papraccha -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • dvijāḥ -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dvijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 3.1.20.15

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 3.1.20.15 in Bengali sript:
পুরা মুনিবরং কৃষ্ণং ভাবি তাত্মানমচ্যুতম্ ।
পারংপর্যবিশেষজ্ঞং সর্বশাস্ত্রার্থকোবিদম্ ।
প্রণম্য শিরসা ব্যাসং শুকঃ পপ্রচ্ছ বৈ দ্বিজাঃ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 3.1.20.15 in Kannada sript:
ಪುರಾ ಮುನಿವರಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣಂ ಭಾವಿ ತಾತ್ಮಾನಮಚ್ಯುತಮ್ ।
ಪಾರಂಪರ್ಯವಿಶೇಷಜ್ಞಂ ಸರ್ವಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಾರ್ಥಕೋವಿದಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರಣಮ್ಯ ಶಿರಸಾ ವ್ಯಾಸಂ ಶುಕಃ ಪಪ್ರಚ್ಛ ವೈ ದ್ವಿಜಾಃ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.1.20.15 in Gujarati sript:
પુરા મુનિવરં કૃષ્ણં ભાવિ તાત્માનમચ્યુતમ્ ।
પારંપર્યવિશેષજ્ઞં સર્વશાસ્ત્રાર્થકોવિદમ્ ।
પ્રણમ્ય શિરસા વ્યાસં શુકઃ પપ્રચ્છ વૈ દ્વિજાઃ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 3.1.20.15 in Malayalam sript:
പുരാ മുനിവരം കൃഷ്ണം ഭാവി താത്മാനമച്യുതമ് ।
പാരംപര്യവിശേഷജ്ഞം സര്വശാസ്ത്രാര്ഥകോവിദമ് ।
പ്രണമ്യ ശിരസാ വ്യാസം ശുകഃ പപ്രച്ഛ വൈ ദ്വിജാഃ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

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