Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.3.8.140 (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 3.3.8.140

स्वपाणिस्पर्शनोद्भिन्नपुलकांचितविग्रहम् ।
पूर्व दृष्टानि चांगेषु लक्षणानि स्वरादिषु ।
वयःप्रमाणं वर्णं च परीक्ष्यैनमतर्कयत् ॥ १४० ॥

svapāṇisparśanodbhinnapulakāṃcitavigraham |
pūrva dṛṣṭāni cāṃgeṣu lakṣaṇāni svarādiṣu |
vayaḥpramāṇaṃ varṇaṃ ca parīkṣyainamatarkayat || 140 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.3.8.140 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 (3.3.8.140). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svap, Svapa, Ani, Sparshana, Udbhinna, Pulakancita, Vigraha, Purva, Drishta, Canga, Lakshana, Svara, Vayahpramana, Varna, Parikshi, Namat, Namata, Ric, Ayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.3.8.140). 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: “svapāṇisparśanodbhinnapulakāṃcitavigraham
  • svapā -
  • svap (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    svap (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    svapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṇi -
  • aṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • sparśano -
  • sparśana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sparśana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sparśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udbhinna -
  • udbhinna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udbhinna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pulakāñcita -
  • pulakāñcita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pulakāñcita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vigraham -
  • vigraha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vigraha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vigrahā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “pūrva dṛṣṭāni cāṃgeṣu lakṣaṇāni svarādiṣu
  • pūrva -
  • pūrva (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • dṛṣṭāni -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • cāṅgeṣu -
  • cāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    cāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • lakṣaṇāni -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • svarād -
  • svara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    svara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 3: “vayaḥpramāṇaṃ varṇaṃ ca parīkṣyainamatarkayat
  • vayaḥpramāṇam -
  • vayaḥpramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • varṇam -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    varṇan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    varṇan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parīkṣyai -
  • parīkṣi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • namatar -
  • namata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    namat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    namatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nam -> namat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √nam class 1 verb]
    nam -> namat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √nam class 1 verb]
    nam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • ṛk -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ayat -
  • ayat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ayat (noun, neuter)
    [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 3.3.8.140

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 3.3.8.140 in Bengali sript:
স্বপাণিস্পর্শনোদ্ভিন্নপুলকাংচিতবিগ্রহম্ ।
পূর্ব দৃষ্টানি চাংগেষু লক্ষণানি স্বরাদিষু ।
বযঃপ্রমাণং বর্ণং চ পরীক্ষ্যৈনমতর্কযত্ ॥ ১৪০ ॥

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 3.3.8.140 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವಪಾಣಿಸ್ಪರ್ಶನೋದ್ಭಿನ್ನಪುಲಕಾಂಚಿತವಿಗ್ರಹಮ್ ।
ಪೂರ್ವ ದೃಷ್ಟಾನಿ ಚಾಂಗೇಷು ಲಕ್ಷಣಾನಿ ಸ್ವರಾದಿಷು ।
ವಯಃಪ್ರಮಾಣಂ ವರ್ಣಂ ಚ ಪರೀಕ್ಷ್ಯೈನಮತರ್ಕಯತ್ ॥ ೧೪೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.3.8.140 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વપાણિસ્પર્શનોદ્ભિન્નપુલકાંચિતવિગ્રહમ્ ।
પૂર્વ દૃષ્ટાનિ ચાંગેષુ લક્ષણાનિ સ્વરાદિષુ ।
વયઃપ્રમાણં વર્ણં ચ પરીક્ષ્યૈનમતર્કયત્ ॥ ૧૪૦ ॥

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 3.3.8.140 in Malayalam sript:
സ്വപാണിസ്പര്ശനോദ്ഭിന്നപുലകാംചിതവിഗ്രഹമ് ।
പൂര്വ ദൃഷ്ടാനി ചാംഗേഷു ലക്ഷണാനി സ്വരാദിഷു ।
വയഃപ്രമാണം വര്ണം ച പരീക്ഷ്യൈനമതര്കയത് ॥ ൧൪൦ ॥

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