Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.3.2.12 (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 3.3.2.12

यानियानि तु पुण्यानि लीनानीह युगेयुगे ।
माघेऽसितचतुर्दश्यां तानि तिष्ठंति कृत्स्नशः ॥ १२ ॥

yāniyāni tu puṇyāni līnānīha yugeyuge |
māghe'sitacaturdaśyāṃ tāni tiṣṭhaṃti kṛtsnaśaḥ || 12 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.3.2.12 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 (3.3.2.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yani, Yat, Punya, Lina, Iha, Yuga, Magha, Asita, Caturdashi, Tad, Tani, Tishthat, Tishthanti, Kritsnashah, Kritsnashas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.3.2.12). 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: “yāniyāni tu puṇyāni līnānīha yugeyuge
  • yāni -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • yāni -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • puṇyāni -
  • puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • līnānī -
  • līna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> līna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 9 verb]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yuge -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • yuge -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “māghe'sitacaturdaśyāṃ tāni tiṣṭhaṃti kṛtsnaśaḥ
  • māghe' -
  • māgha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    māgha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    māghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • asita -
  • asita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caturdaśyām -
  • caturdaśī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tāni -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tiṣṭhanti -
  • tiṣṭhantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tiṣṭhantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tiṣṭhantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • kṛtsnaśaḥ -
  • kṛtsnaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛtsnaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 3.3.2.12

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 3.3.2.12 in Bengali sript:
যানিযানি তু পুণ্যানি লীনানীহ যুগেযুগে ।
মাঘেঽসিতচতুর্দশ্যাং তানি তিষ্ঠংতি কৃত্স্নশঃ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 3.3.2.12 in Kannada sript:
ಯಾನಿಯಾನಿ ತು ಪುಣ್ಯಾನಿ ಲೀನಾನೀಹ ಯುಗೇಯುಗೇ ।
ಮಾಘೇಽಸಿತಚತುರ್ದಶ್ಯಾಂ ತಾನಿ ತಿಷ್ಠಂತಿ ಕೃತ್ಸ್ನಶಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.3.2.12 in Gujarati sript:
યાનિયાનિ તુ પુણ્યાનિ લીનાનીહ યુગેયુગે ।
માઘેઽસિતચતુર્દશ્યાં તાનિ તિષ્ઠંતિ કૃત્સ્નશઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 3.3.2.12 in Malayalam sript:
യാനിയാനി തു പുണ്യാനി ലീനാനീഹ യുഗേയുഗേ ।
മാഘേഽസിതചതുര്ദശ്യാം താനി തിഷ്ഠംതി കൃത്സ്നശഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

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