Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.3.8.78 (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 3.3.8.78

राजपुत्र उवाच ।
अस्ति भूमंडले कश्चिद्देशो निषधसंज्ञकः ।
तस्याधिपोऽभवद्राजा नलो नाम महा यशाः ।
स पुण्यकीर्तिः क्षितिपो दमयन्तीपतिः शुभः ॥ ७८ ॥

rājaputra uvāca |
asti bhūmaṃḍale kaściddeśo niṣadhasaṃjñakaḥ |
tasyādhipo'bhavadrājā nalo nāma mahā yaśāḥ |
sa puṇyakīrtiḥ kṣitipo damayantīpatiḥ śubhaḥ || 78 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.3.8.78 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 (3.3.8.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rajaputra, Asti, Bhumandala, Kah, Cit, Desha, Nishadha, Sanjnaka, Tad, Adhipa, Raja, Nala, Naman, Maha, Yasha, Yashas, Punyakirti, Kshitipa, Damayanti, Damayat, Pati, Shubha, Shubh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.3.8.78). 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: “rājaputra uvāca
  • rājaputra* -
  • rājaputra (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: “asti bhūmaṃḍale kaściddeśo niṣadhasaṃjñakaḥ
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • bhūmaṇḍale -
  • bhūmaṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • deśo* -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • niṣadha -
  • niṣadha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niṣadha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sañjñakaḥ -
  • sañjñaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “tasyādhipo'bhavadrājā nalo nāma mahā yaśāḥ
  • tasyā -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adhipo' -
  • adhipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adhipā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • abhavad -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nalo* -
  • nala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mahā* -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yaśāḥ -
  • yaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yaśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yaśas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “sa puṇyakīrtiḥ kṣitipo damayantīpatiḥ śubhaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puṇyakīrtiḥ -
  • puṇyakīrti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    puṇyakīrti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣitipo* -
  • kṣitipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • damayantī -
  • damayantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dam -> damayantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √dam]
    dam -> damayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √dam], [vocative dual from √dam], [accusative dual from √dam]
    dam -> damayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √dam]
  • patiḥ -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śubhaḥ -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 3.3.8.78

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 3.3.8.78 in Bengali sript:
রাজপুত্র উবাচ ।
অস্তি ভূমংডলে কশ্চিদ্দেশো নিষধসংজ্ঞকঃ ।
তস্যাধিপোঽভবদ্রাজা নলো নাম মহা যশাঃ ।
স পুণ্যকীর্তিঃ ক্ষিতিপো দমযন্তীপতিঃ শুভঃ ॥ 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 3.3.8.78 in Kannada sript:
ರಾಜಪುತ್ರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅಸ್ತಿ ಭೂಮಂಡಲೇ ಕಶ್ಚಿದ್ದೇಶೋ ನಿಷಧಸಂಜ್ಞಕಃ ।
ತಸ್ಯಾಧಿಪೋಽಭವದ್ರಾಜಾ ನಲೋ ನಾಮ ಮಹಾ ಯಶಾಃ ।
ಸ ಪುಣ್ಯಕೀರ್ತಿಃ ಕ್ಷಿತಿಪೋ ದಮಯನ್ತೀಪತಿಃ ಶುಭಃ ॥ ೭೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.3.8.78 in Gujarati sript:
રાજપુત્ર ઉવાચ ।
અસ્તિ ભૂમંડલે કશ્ચિદ્દેશો નિષધસંજ્ઞકઃ ।
તસ્યાધિપોઽભવદ્રાજા નલો નામ મહા યશાઃ ।
સ પુણ્યકીર્તિઃ ક્ષિતિપો દમયન્તીપતિઃ શુભઃ ॥ 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 3.3.8.78 in Malayalam sript:
രാജപുത്ര ഉവാച ।
അസ്തി ഭൂമംഡലേ കശ്ചിദ്ദേശോ നിഷധസംജ്ഞകഃ ।
തസ്യാധിപോഽഭവദ്രാജാ നലോ നാമ മഹാ യശാഃ ।
സ പുണ്യകീര്തിഃ ക്ഷിതിപോ ദമയന്തീപതിഃ ശുഭഃ ॥ ൭൮ ॥

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