Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.2.9.14 (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 3.2.9.14

गते वर्षशते राजन्ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः ।
स्मृत्वा तु धर्मारण्यस्य प्रेक्षणार्थं कुतूहलात् ॥ १४ ॥

gate varṣaśate rājanbrahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ |
smṛtvā tu dharmāraṇyasya prekṣaṇārthaṃ kutūhalāt || 14 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.2.9.14 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 (3.2.9.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gat, Gata, Gati, Varshashata, Rajan, Rajat, Brahma, Brahman, Vishnu, Ahe, Aha, Ahi, Ishvara, Smritva, Dharmaranya, Prekshana, Artha, Kutuhala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.2.9.14). 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: “gate varṣaśate rājanbrahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ
  • gate -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • varṣaśate -
  • varṣaśata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • viṣṇum -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ahe -
  • ahe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ahi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • iśvarāḥ -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “smṛtvā tu dharmāraṇyasya prekṣaṇārthaṃ kutūhalāt
  • smṛtvā -
  • smṛ -> smṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √smṛ]
    smṛtvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dharmāraṇyasya -
  • dharmāraṇya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • prekṣaṇā -
  • prekṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prekṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kutūhalāt -
  • kutūhala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kutūhala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 3.2.9.14

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 3.2.9.14 in Bengali sript:
গতে বর্ষশতে রাজন্ব্রহ্মবিষ্ণুমহেশ্বরাঃ ।
স্মৃত্বা তু ধর্মারণ্যস্য প্রেক্ষণার্থং কুতূহলাত্ ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 3.2.9.14 in Kannada sript:
ಗತೇ ವರ್ಷಶತೇ ರಾಜನ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವಿಷ್ಣುಮಹೇಶ್ವರಾಃ ।
ಸ್ಮೃತ್ವಾ ತು ಧರ್ಮಾರಣ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಣಾರ್ಥಂ ಕುತೂಹಲಾತ್ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.2.9.14 in Gujarati sript:
ગતે વર્ષશતે રાજન્બ્રહ્મવિષ્ણુમહેશ્વરાઃ ।
સ્મૃત્વા તુ ધર્મારણ્યસ્ય પ્રેક્ષણાર્થં કુતૂહલાત્ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 3.2.9.14 in Malayalam sript:
ഗതേ വര്ഷശതേ രാജന്ബ്രഹ്മവിഷ്ണുമഹേശ്വരാഃ ।
സ്മൃത്വാ തു ധര്മാരണ്യസ്യ പ്രേക്ഷണാര്ഥം കുതൂഹലാത് ॥ ൧൪ ॥

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