Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.2.36.78 (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 3.2.36.78

आदौ सृष्टिसमारंभे स्थापिता केशवेन च ।
शिवेन ब्रह्मणा चैव त्रिमूर्तिस्थापिता वयम् ॥ ७८ ॥

ādau sṛṣṭisamāraṃbhe sthāpitā keśavena ca |
śivena brahmaṇā caiva trimūrtisthāpitā vayam || 78 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.2.36.78 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 (3.2.36.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adau, Ada, Adi, Samarambha, Sthapita, Keshava, Shiva, Brahman, Trimurti, Tha, Apita, Vaya, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.2.36.78). 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: “ādau sṛṣṭisamāraṃbhe sthāpitā keśavena ca
  • ādau -
  • ādau (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ādi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • sṛṣṭi -
  • sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • samārambhe -
  • samārambha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sthāpitā -
  • sthāpitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthāpitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sthā]
  • keśavena -
  • keśava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    keśava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “śivena brahmaṇā caiva trimūrtisthāpitā vayam
  • śivena -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • brahmaṇā -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • trimūrtis -
  • trimūrti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    trimūrti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • thā -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • apitā* -
  • apitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 3.2.36.78

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 3.2.36.78 in Bengali sript:
আদৌ সৃষ্টিসমারংভে স্থাপিতা কেশবেন চ ।
শিবেন ব্রহ্মণা চৈব ত্রিমূর্তিস্থাপিতা বযম্ ॥ ৭৮ ॥

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 3.2.36.78 in Kannada sript:
ಆದೌ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸಮಾರಂಭೇ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿತಾ ಕೇಶವೇನ ಚ ।
ಶಿವೇನ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಾ ಚೈವ ತ್ರಿಮೂರ್ತಿಸ್ಥಾಪಿತಾ ವಯಮ್ ॥ ೭೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.2.36.78 in Gujarati sript:
આદૌ સૃષ્ટિસમારંભે સ્થાપિતા કેશવેન ચ ।
શિવેન બ્રહ્મણા ચૈવ ત્રિમૂર્તિસ્થાપિતા વયમ્ ॥ ૭૮ ॥

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 3.2.36.78 in Malayalam sript:
ആദൌ സൃഷ്ടിസമാരംഭേ സ്ഥാപിതാ കേശവേന ച ।
ശിവേന ബ്രഹ്മണാ ചൈവ ത്രിമൂര്തിസ്ഥാപിതാ വയമ് ॥ ൭൮ ॥

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