Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.11.15 (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 4.2.11.15

श्रीविष्णुरुवाच ।
अग्निबिंदो महाप्राज्ञ शृणु ते कथयाम्यहम् ।
आद्यदक्षिणहस्ताच्च विद्धि सृष्टिक्रमान्मुने ॥ १५ ॥

śrīviṣṇuruvāca |
agnibiṃdo mahāprājña śṛṇu te kathayāmyaham |
ādyadakṣiṇahastācca viddhi sṛṣṭikramānmune || 15 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.11.15 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 (4.2.11.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vishnu, Bindu, Mahaprajna, Tad, Yushmad, Aha, Asmad, Adya, Dakshinahasta, Srishtikrama, Muni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.11.15). 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: “śrīviṣṇuruvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • viṣṇur -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (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: “agnibiṃdo mahāprājña śṛṇu te kathayāmyaham
  • agni -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bindo -
  • bindu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mahāprājña -
  • mahāprājña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahāprājña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • kathayāmya -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present active first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “ādyadakṣiṇahastācca viddhi sṛṣṭikramānmune
  • ādya -
  • ādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ad]
  • dakṣiṇahastāc -
  • dakṣiṇahasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dakṣiṇahasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viddhi -
  • viddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sṛṣṭikramān -
  • sṛṣṭikrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    sṛṣṭikrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mune -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.11.15

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 4.2.11.15 in Bengali sript:
শ্রীবিষ্ণুরুবাচ ।
অগ্নিবিংদো মহাপ্রাজ্ঞ শৃণু তে কথযাম্যহম্ ।
আদ্যদক্ষিণহস্তাচ্চ বিদ্ধি সৃষ্টিক্রমান্মুনে ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 4.2.11.15 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೀವಿಷ್ಣುರುವಾಚ ।
ಅಗ್ನಿಬಿಂದೋ ಮಹಾಪ್ರಾಜ್ಞ ಶೃಣು ತೇ ಕಥಯಾಮ್ಯಹಮ್ ।
ಆದ್ಯದಕ್ಷಿಣಹಸ್ತಾಚ್ಚ ವಿದ್ಧಿ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಕ್ರಮಾನ್ಮುನೇ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.2.11.15 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીવિષ્ણુરુવાચ ।
અગ્નિબિંદો મહાપ્રાજ્ઞ શૃણુ તે કથયામ્યહમ્ ।
આદ્યદક્ષિણહસ્તાચ્ચ વિદ્ધિ સૃષ્ટિક્રમાન્મુને ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 4.2.11.15 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രീവിഷ്ണുരുവാച ।
അഗ്നിബിംദോ മഹാപ്രാജ്ഞ ശൃണു തേ കഥയാമ്യഹമ് ।
ആദ്യദക്ഷിണഹസ്താച്ച വിദ്ധി സൃഷ്ടിക്രമാന്മുനേ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

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