Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.3.16.34 (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 3.3.16.34

श्रीरुद्र उवाच ।
सर्वेषामपि धर्माणामुत्तमं श्रुतिचोदितम् ।
रहस्यं सर्वजंतूनां यत्त्रिपुंड्रस्य धारणम् ॥ ३४ ॥

śrīrudra uvāca |
sarveṣāmapi dharmāṇāmuttamaṃ śruticoditam |
rahasyaṃ sarvajaṃtūnāṃ yattripuṃḍrasya dhāraṇam || 34 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.3.16.34 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 (3.3.16.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Rudra, Sarva, Api, Dharma, Uttamam, Uttama, Shrut, Shrutin, Shruti, Codita, Rahasyam, Rahasya, Sarvajantu, Yat, Yad, Tripundra, Dharana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.3.16.34). 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: “śrīrudra uvāca
  • śrīr -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • rudra* -
  • rudra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “sarveṣāmapi dharmāṇāmuttamaṃ śruticoditam
  • sarveṣām -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dharmāṇām -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śruti -
  • śruti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śrutin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śrutin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrutī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śrutī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    śrutī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śrut (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • coditam -
  • codita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    codita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    coditā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cud -> codita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √cud]
    cud -> codita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √cud]
    cud -> coditā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √cud]
    cud -> codita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √cud]
    cud -> codita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √cud], [accusative single from √cud]
  • Line 3: “rahasyaṃ sarvajaṃtūnāṃ yattripuṃḍrasya dhāraṇam
  • rahasyam -
  • rahasyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rahasya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rahasya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rahasyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarvajantūnām -
  • sarvajantu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarvajantu (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarvajantu (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tripuṇḍrasya -
  • tripuṇḍra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dhāraṇam -
  • dhāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 3.3.16.34

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 3.3.16.34 in Bengali sript:
শ্রীরুদ্র উবাচ ।
সর্বেষামপি ধর্মাণামুত্তমং শ্রুতিচোদিতম্ ।
রহস্যং সর্বজংতূনাং যত্ত্রিপুংড্রস্য ধারণম্ ॥ ৩৪ ॥

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 3.3.16.34 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೀರುದ್ರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಸರ್ವೇಷಾಮಪಿ ಧರ್ಮಾಣಾಮುತ್ತಮಂ ಶ್ರುತಿಚೋದಿತಮ್ ।
ರಹಸ್ಯಂ ಸರ್ವಜಂತೂನಾಂ ಯತ್ತ್ರಿಪುಂಡ್ರಸ್ಯ ಧಾರಣಮ್ ॥ ೩೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.3.16.34 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીરુદ્ર ઉવાચ ।
સર્વેષામપિ ધર્માણામુત્તમં શ્રુતિચોદિતમ્ ।
રહસ્યં સર્વજંતૂનાં યત્ત્રિપુંડ્રસ્ય ધારણમ્ ॥ ૩૪ ॥

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 3.3.16.34 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രീരുദ്ര ഉവാച ।
സര്വേഷാമപി ധര്മാണാമുത്തമം ശ്രുതിചോദിതമ് ।
രഹസ്യം സര്വജംതൂനാം യത്ത്രിപുംഡ്രസ്യ ധാരണമ് ॥ ൩൪ ॥

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