Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.1.37.2 (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 4.1.37.2

वपुरावर्तगंधाश्चच्छाया सत्वं स्वरो गतिः ।
वर्णश्चेत्यष्टधा प्रोक्ता बुधैर्लक्षणभूमिका ॥ २ ॥

vapurāvartagaṃdhāścacchāyā satvaṃ svaro gatiḥ |
varṇaścetyaṣṭadhā proktā budhairlakṣaṇabhūmikā || 2 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.1.37.2 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 (4.1.37.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vapu, Vapus, Avarta, Gandha, Aya, Svara, Gati, Varna, Cetya, Ceti, Dha, Prokta, Budha, Lakshana, Bhumika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.1.37.2). 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: “vapurāvartagaṃdhāścacchāyā satvaṃ svaro gatiḥ
  • vapur -
  • vapus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vapus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vapu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vapu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āvarta -
  • āvarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āvarta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gandhāś -
  • gandha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gandhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cacchā -
  • cho (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • ayā -
  • ayā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • satvam -
  • satvan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    satvan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • svaro* -
  • svara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gatiḥ -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “varṇaścetyaṣṭadhā proktā budhairlakṣaṇabhūmikā
  • varṇaś -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cetyaṣ -
  • cetya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √cit]
    cetī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    cetī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhā -
  • dhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • proktā* -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • budhair -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    budha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • lakṣaṇa -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūmikā -
  • bhūmikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.1.37.2

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 4.1.37.2 in Bengali sript:
বপুরাবর্তগংধাশ্চচ্ছাযা সত্বং স্বরো গতিঃ ।
বর্ণশ্চেত্যষ্টধা প্রোক্তা বুধৈর্লক্ষণভূমিকা ॥ ২ ॥

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 4.1.37.2 in Kannada sript:
ವಪುರಾವರ್ತಗಂಧಾಶ್ಚಚ್ಛಾಯಾ ಸತ್ವಂ ಸ್ವರೋ ಗತಿಃ ।
ವರ್ಣಶ್ಚೇತ್ಯಷ್ಟಧಾ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತಾ ಬುಧೈರ್ಲಕ್ಷಣಭೂಮಿಕಾ ॥ ೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.1.37.2 in Gujarati sript:
વપુરાવર્તગંધાશ્ચચ્છાયા સત્વં સ્વરો ગતિઃ ।
વર્ણશ્ચેત્યષ્ટધા પ્રોક્તા બુધૈર્લક્ષણભૂમિકા ॥ ૨ ॥

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 4.1.37.2 in Malayalam sript:
വപുരാവര്തഗംധാശ്ചച്ഛായാ സത്വം സ്വരോ ഗതിഃ ।
വര്ണശ്ചേത്യഷ്ടധാ പ്രോക്താ ബുധൈര്ലക്ഷണഭൂമികാ ॥ ൨ ॥

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