Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.8.17 (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 4.2.8.17

गंगावरणयोर्विष्णुः संभेदे स्वच्छमानसः ।
प्रक्षाल्य पाणिचरणं सचैलः स्नातवानथ ॥ १७ ॥

gaṃgāvaraṇayorviṣṇuḥ saṃbhede svacchamānasaḥ |
prakṣālya pāṇicaraṇaṃ sacailaḥ snātavānatha || 17 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.8.17 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 (4.2.8.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ganga, Arana, Vishnu, Sambheda, Svaccha, Anasa, Prakshalya, Panin, Pani, Carana, Sacaila, Snatavat, Atha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.8.17). 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: “gaṃgāvaraṇayorviṣṇuḥ saṃbhede svacchamānasaḥ
  • gaṅgāva -
  • gaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • araṇayor -
  • araṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    araṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    araṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • viṣṇuḥ -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sambhede -
  • sambheda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • svaccham -
  • svaccha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svaccha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svacchā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānasaḥ -
  • ānasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “prakṣālya pāṇicaraṇaṃ sacailaḥ snātavānatha
  • prakṣālya -
  • prakṣālya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prakṣālya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prakṣālya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāṇi -
  • pāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pāṇin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pāṇī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pāṇī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • caraṇam -
  • caraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sacailaḥ -
  • sacaila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • snātavān -
  • snātavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    snā -> snātavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √snā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √snā class 4 verb]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.8.17

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 4.2.8.17 in Bengali sript:
গংগাবরণযোর্বিষ্ণুঃ সংভেদে স্বচ্ছমানসঃ ।
প্রক্ষাল্য পাণিচরণং সচৈলঃ স্নাতবানথ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 4.2.8.17 in Kannada sript:
ಗಂಗಾವರಣಯೋರ್ವಿಷ್ಣುಃ ಸಂಭೇದೇ ಸ್ವಚ್ಛಮಾನಸಃ ।
ಪ್ರಕ್ಷಾಲ್ಯ ಪಾಣಿಚರಣಂ ಸಚೈಲಃ ಸ್ನಾತವಾನಥ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.2.8.17 in Gujarati sript:
ગંગાવરણયોર્વિષ્ણુઃ સંભેદે સ્વચ્છમાનસઃ ।
પ્રક્ષાલ્ય પાણિચરણં સચૈલઃ સ્નાતવાનથ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 4.2.8.17 in Malayalam sript:
ഗംഗാവരണയോര്വിഷ്ണുഃ സംഭേദേ സ്വച്ഛമാനസഃ ।
പ്രക്ഷാല്യ പാണിചരണം സചൈലഃ സ്നാതവാനഥ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

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