Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.1.28.38 (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 4.1.28.38

महेश्वर उवाच ।
अत्रार्थे कथयिष्यामि पुरावृत्तमधोक्षज ।
शृणुष्वैकमना विष्णो वाहीकस्य द्विजन्मनः ॥ ३८ ॥

maheśvara uvāca |
atrārthe kathayiṣyāmi purāvṛttamadhokṣaja |
śṛṇuṣvaikamanā viṣṇo vāhīkasya dvijanmanaḥ || 38 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.1.28.38 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 (4.1.28.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maheshvara, Atra, Artha, Puravritta, Adhokshaja, Shu, Aika, Ana, Vishnu, Vahika, Dvijanman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.1.28.38). 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: “maheśvara uvāca
  • maheśvara* -
  • maheśvara (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: “atrārthe kathayiṣyāmi purāvṛttamadhokṣaja
  • atrā -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • kathayiṣyāmi -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [future active first single]
  • purāvṛttam -
  • purāvṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    purāvṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    purāvṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adhokṣaja -
  • adhokṣaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “śṛṇuṣvaikamanā viṣṇo vāhīkasya dvijanmanaḥ
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṣvai -
  • ṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṣū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • aikam -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anā* -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • viṣṇo -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vāhīkasya -
  • vāhīka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vāhīka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dvijanmanaḥ -
  • dvijanman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dvijanman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.1.28.38

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 4.1.28.38 in Bengali sript:
মহেশ্বর উবাচ ।
অত্রার্থে কথযিষ্যামি পুরাবৃত্তমধোক্ষজ ।
শৃণুষ্বৈকমনা বিষ্ণো বাহীকস্য দ্বিজন্মনঃ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 4.1.28.38 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹೇಶ್ವರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅತ್ರಾರ್ಥೇ ಕಥಯಿಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಪುರಾವೃತ್ತಮಧೋಕ್ಷಜ ।
ಶೃಣುಷ್ವೈಕಮನಾ ವಿಷ್ಣೋ ವಾಹೀಕಸ್ಯ ದ್ವಿಜನ್ಮನಃ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.1.28.38 in Gujarati sript:
મહેશ્વર ઉવાચ ।
અત્રાર્થે કથયિષ્યામિ પુરાવૃત્તમધોક્ષજ ।
શૃણુષ્વૈકમના વિષ્ણો વાહીકસ્ય દ્વિજન્મનઃ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 4.1.28.38 in Malayalam sript:
മഹേശ്വര ഉവാച ।
അത്രാര്ഥേ കഥയിഷ്യാമി പുരാവൃത്തമധോക്ഷജ ।
ശൃണുഷ്വൈകമനാ വിഷ്ണോ വാഹീകസ്യ ദ്വിജന്മനഃ ॥ ൩൮ ॥

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