Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.1.18.16 (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 4.1.18.16

लिंगमत्रीश्वरं दृष्ट्वा ब्रह्मतेजोभिवर्धते ।
कर्कोट वाप्या ईशाने मरीचेः कुंडमुत्तमम् ॥ १६ ॥

liṃgamatrīśvaraṃ dṛṣṭvā brahmatejobhivardhate |
karkoṭa vāpyā īśāne marīceḥ kuṃḍamuttamam || 16 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.1.18.16 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 (4.1.18.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Linga, Atri, Atrin, Ishvara, Brahmatejas, Bha, Karkota, Vapi, Vapya, Ishana, Marici, Kunda, Uttamam, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.1.18.16). 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: “liṃgamatrīśvaraṃ dṛṣṭvā brahmatejobhivardhate
  • liṅgam -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atrī -
  • atri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    atrin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    atrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    atrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    atrī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • iśvaram -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    iśvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • brahmatejo -
  • brahmatejas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahmatejas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhi -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vardhate -
  • vṛdh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 2: “karkoṭa vāpyā īśāne marīceḥ kuṃḍamuttamam
  • karkoṭa -
  • karkoṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karkoṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāpyā* -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vāpya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vāpyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> vāpya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √], [vocative plural from √]
    -> vāpyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √], [vocative plural from √], [accusative plural from √]
    vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vap], [vocative plural from √vap]
    vap -> vāpyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vap], [vocative plural from √vap], [accusative plural from √vap]
  • īśāne -
  • īśāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    īśāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    īśānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    īś -> īśāna (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √īś class 2 verb]
    īś -> īśāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √īś class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √īś class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √īś class 2 verb], [locative single from √īś class 2 verb]
    īś -> īśānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √īś class 2 verb], [vocative single from √īś class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √īś class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √īś class 2 verb]
  • marīceḥ -
  • marīci (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kuṇḍam -
  • kuṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kuṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.1.18.16

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 4.1.18.16 in Bengali sript:
লিংগমত্রীশ্বরং দৃষ্ট্বা ব্রহ্মতেজোভিবর্ধতে ।
কর্কোট বাপ্যা ঈশানে মরীচেঃ কুংডমুত্তমম্ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 4.1.18.16 in Kannada sript:
ಲಿಂಗಮತ್ರೀಶ್ವರಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮತೇಜೋಭಿವರ್ಧತೇ ।
ಕರ್ಕೋಟ ವಾಪ್ಯಾ ಈಶಾನೇ ಮರೀಚೇಃ ಕುಂಡಮುತ್ತಮಮ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.1.18.16 in Gujarati sript:
લિંગમત્રીશ્વરં દૃષ્ટ્વા બ્રહ્મતેજોભિવર્ધતે ।
કર્કોટ વાપ્યા ઈશાને મરીચેઃ કુંડમુત્તમમ્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 4.1.18.16 in Malayalam sript:
ലിംഗമത്രീശ്വരം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ബ്രഹ്മതേജോഭിവര്ധതേ ।
കര്കോട വാപ്യാ ഈശാനേ മരീചേഃ കുംഡമുത്തമമ് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

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