Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.16.45 (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 4.2.16.45

अगस्त्य उवाच ।
कानि कानि च रत्नानि कियंत्यपि च षण्मुख ।
यान्यादाय प्रतस्थे स तानि मे ब्रूहि पृच्छतः ॥ ४५ ॥

agastya uvāca |
kāni kāni ca ratnāni kiyaṃtyapi ca ṣaṇmukha |
yānyādāya pratasthe sa tāni me brūhi pṛcchataḥ || 45 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.16.45 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 (4.2.16.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Agasti, Agastya, Kim, Ratna, Ratnani, Kiyat, Api, Shanmukha, Yani, Yat, Ada, Adaya, Prata, Tha, Tad, Tani, Asmad, Pricchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.16.45). 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: “agastya uvāca
  • agastya* -
  • agastī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    agastya (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: “kāni kāni ca ratnāni kiyaṃtyapi ca ṣaṇmukha
  • kāni -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kāni -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ratnāni -
  • ratnāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ratnāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ratnāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ratna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kiyantya -
  • kiyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṣaṇmukha -
  • ṣaṇmukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣaṇmukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “yānyādāya pratasthe sa tāni me brūhi pṛcchataḥ
  • yānyā -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • ādāya -
  • ādāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • pratas -
  • prata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • the -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • brūhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pṛcchataḥ -
  • praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √praś class 6 verb], [ablative single from √praś class 6 verb], [genitive single from √praś class 6 verb]
    praś -> pṛcchat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √praś class 6 verb], [genitive single from √praś class 6 verb]
    pṛcchat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pṛcchat (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pṛcchat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    praś (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.16.45

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 4.2.16.45 in Bengali sript:
অগস্ত্য উবাচ ।
কানি কানি চ রত্নানি কিযংত্যপি চ ষণ্মুখ ।
যান্যাদায প্রতস্থে স তানি মে ব্রূহি পৃচ্ছতঃ ॥ ৪৫ ॥

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 4.2.16.45 in Kannada sript:
ಅಗಸ್ತ್ಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕಾನಿ ಕಾನಿ ಚ ರತ್ನಾನಿ ಕಿಯಂತ್ಯಪಿ ಚ ಷಣ್ಮುಖ ।
ಯಾನ್ಯಾದಾಯ ಪ್ರತಸ್ಥೇ ಸ ತಾನಿ ಮೇ ಬ್ರೂಹಿ ಪೃಚ್ಛತಃ ॥ ೪೫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.2.16.45 in Gujarati sript:
અગસ્ત્ય ઉવાચ ।
કાનિ કાનિ ચ રત્નાનિ કિયંત્યપિ ચ ષણ્મુખ ।
યાન્યાદાય પ્રતસ્થે સ તાનિ મે બ્રૂહિ પૃચ્છતઃ ॥ ૪૫ ॥

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 4.2.16.45 in Malayalam sript:
അഗസ്ത്യ ഉവാച ।
കാനി കാനി ച രത്നാനി കിയംത്യപി ച ഷണ്മുഖ ।
യാന്യാദായ പ്രതസ്ഥേ സ താനി മേ ബ്രൂഹി പൃച്ഛതഃ ॥ ൪൫ ॥

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