Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.16.1 (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 4.2.16.1

स्कन्द उवाच ।
ज्येष्ठेश्वरस्य परितो लिंगान्यन्यानि यानि तु ।
तानि ते कथयिष्यामि शृणु वातापितापन ॥ १ ॥

skanda uvāca |
jyeṣṭheśvarasya parito liṃgānyanyāni yāni tu |
tāni te kathayiṣyāmi śṛṇu vātāpitāpana || 1 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.16.1 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 (4.2.16.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Skanda, Jyeshtheshvara, Paritah, Paritas, Linga, Anya, Yani, Yat, Tad, Tani, Yushmad, Vatapitapana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.16.1). 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: “skanda uvāca
  • skanda* -
  • skanda (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: “jyeṣṭheśvarasya parito liṃgānyanyāni yāni tu
  • jyeṣṭheśvarasya -
  • jyeṣṭheśvara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • parito* -
  • paritaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paritas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • liṅgānya -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    liṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • anyāni -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yāni -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 3: “tāni te kathayiṣyāmi śṛṇu vātāpitāpana
  • tāni -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • kathayiṣyāmi -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [future active first single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vātāpitāpana -
  • vātāpitāpana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vātāpitāpana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.16.1

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 4.2.16.1 in Bengali sript:
স্কন্দ উবাচ ।
জ্যেষ্ঠেশ্বরস্য পরিতো লিংগান্যন্যানি যানি তু ।
তানি তে কথযিষ্যামি শৃণু বাতাপিতাপন ॥ ১ ॥

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 4.2.16.1 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ಕನ್ದ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠೇಶ್ವರಸ್ಯ ಪರಿತೋ ಲಿಂಗಾನ್ಯನ್ಯಾನಿ ಯಾನಿ ತು ।
ತಾನಿ ತೇ ಕಥಯಿಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಶೃಣು ವಾತಾಪಿತಾಪನ ॥ ೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.2.16.1 in Gujarati sript:
સ્કન્દ ઉવાચ ।
જ્યેષ્ઠેશ્વરસ્ય પરિતો લિંગાન્યન્યાનિ યાનિ તુ ।
તાનિ તે કથયિષ્યામિ શૃણુ વાતાપિતાપન ॥ ૧ ॥

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 4.2.16.1 in Malayalam sript:
സ്കന്ദ ഉവാച ।
ജ്യേഷ്ഠേശ്വരസ്യ പരിതോ ലിംഗാന്യന്യാനി യാനി തു ।
താനി തേ കഥയിഷ്യാമി ശൃണു വാതാപിതാപന ॥ ൧ ॥

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