Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.1.16.1 (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 4.1.16.1

गणावूचतुः ।
शिवशर्मन्महाबुद्धे शुक्रलोकोयमद्भुतः ।
दानवानां च दैत्यानां गुरुरत्र वसेत्कविः ॥ १ ॥

gaṇāvūcatuḥ |
śivaśarmanmahābuddhe śukralokoyamadbhutaḥ |
dānavānāṃ ca daityānāṃ gururatra vasetkaviḥ || 1 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.1.16.1 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 (4.1.16.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gana, Gani, Shivasharman, Mahabuddha, Mahabuddhi, Shukraloka, Yah, Adbhuta, Danava, Daitya, Guru, Atra, Kavi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.1.16.1). 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: “gaṇāvūcatuḥ
  • gaṇāvū -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gaṇi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    gaṇi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ūcatuḥ -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third dual]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third dual]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third dual]
  • Line 2: “śivaśarmanmahābuddhe śukralokoyamadbhutaḥ
  • śivaśarman -
  • śivaśarman (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mahābuddhe -
  • mahābuddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahābuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    mahābuddhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • śukraloko -
  • śukraloka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • adbhutaḥ -
  • adbhuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “dānavānāṃ ca daityānāṃ gururatra vasetkaviḥ
  • dānavānām -
  • dānava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dānava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daityānām -
  • daitya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    daitya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    daityā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • gurur -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaset -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • kaviḥ -
  • kavi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kavi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.1.16.1

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 4.1.16.1 in Bengali sript:
গণাবূচতুঃ ।
শিবশর্মন্মহাবুদ্ধে শুক্রলোকোযমদ্ভুতঃ ।
দানবানাং চ দৈত্যানাং গুরুরত্র বসেত্কবিঃ ॥ ১ ॥

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 4.1.16.1 in Kannada sript:
ಗಣಾವೂಚತುಃ ।
ಶಿವಶರ್ಮನ್ಮಹಾಬುದ್ಧೇ ಶುಕ್ರಲೋಕೋಯಮದ್ಭುತಃ ।
ದಾನವಾನಾಂ ಚ ದೈತ್ಯಾನಾಂ ಗುರುರತ್ರ ವಸೇತ್ಕವಿಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.1.16.1 in Gujarati sript:
ગણાવૂચતુઃ ।
શિવશર્મન્મહાબુદ્ધે શુક્રલોકોયમદ્ભુતઃ ।
દાનવાનાં ચ દૈત્યાનાં ગુરુરત્ર વસેત્કવિઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 4.1.16.1 in Malayalam sript:
ഗണാവൂചതുഃ ।
ശിവശര്മന്മഹാബുദ്ധേ ശുക്രലോകോയമദ്ഭുതഃ ।
ദാനവാനാം ച ദൈത്യാനാം ഗുരുരത്ര വസേത്കവിഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

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