Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.16.63 (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 4.2.16.63

हिमवानुवाच ।
हंहो कार्पटिक श्रेष्ठ अध्यास्वैतदिहासनम् ।
स्वपुरोदंतमाख्याहि किमपूर्वमिहाध्वग ॥ ६३ ॥

himavānuvāca |
haṃho kārpaṭika śreṣṭha adhyāsvaitadihāsanam |
svapurodaṃtamākhyāhi kimapūrvamihādhvaga || 63 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.16.63 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 (4.2.16.63). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Himavat, Hamho, Karpatika, Shreshtha, Etad, Hasana, Svapura, Udantam, Udanta, Udat, Akhya, Ahi, Kim, Apurva, Iha, Adhvaga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.16.63). 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: “himavānuvāca
  • himavān -
  • himavat (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: “haṃho kārpaṭika śreṣṭha adhyāsvaitadihāsanam
  • haṃho -
  • haṃho (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kārpaṭika -
  • kārpaṭika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śreṣṭha -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adhyāsvai -
  • dhyā (verb class 1)
    [aorist active first dual]
    dhyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist active first dual]
  • etadi -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • hāsanam -
  • hāsana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hāsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “svapurodaṃtamākhyāhi kimapūrvamihādhvaga
  • svapuro -
  • svapura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • udantam -
  • udantam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    udanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    udanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    udantā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ud -> udat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ud class 6 verb]
  • ākhyā -
  • ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahi -
  • ahi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ahī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    ahī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • apūrvam -
  • apūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apūrva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ihā -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • adhvaga -
  • adhvaga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhvaga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.16.63

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 4.2.16.63 in Bengali sript:
হিমবানুবাচ ।
হংহো কার্পটিক শ্রেষ্ঠ অধ্যাস্বৈতদিহাসনম্ ।
স্বপুরোদংতমাখ্যাহি কিমপূর্বমিহাধ্বগ ॥ ৬৩ ॥

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 4.2.16.63 in Kannada sript:
ಹಿಮವಾನುವಾಚ ।
ಹಂಹೋ ಕಾರ್ಪಟಿಕ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಅಧ್ಯಾಸ್ವೈತದಿಹಾಸನಮ್ ।
ಸ್ವಪುರೋದಂತಮಾಖ್ಯಾಹಿ ಕಿಮಪೂರ್ವಮಿಹಾಧ್ವಗ ॥ ೬೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.2.16.63 in Gujarati sript:
હિમવાનુવાચ ।
હંહો કાર્પટિક શ્રેષ્ઠ અધ્યાસ્વૈતદિહાસનમ્ ।
સ્વપુરોદંતમાખ્યાહિ કિમપૂર્વમિહાધ્વગ ॥ ૬૩ ॥

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 4.2.16.63 in Malayalam sript:
ഹിമവാനുവാച ।
ഹംഹോ കാര്പടിക ശ്രേഷ്ഠ അധ്യാസ്വൈതദിഹാസനമ് ।
സ്വപുരോദംതമാഖ്യാഹി കിമപൂര്വമിഹാധ്വഗ ॥ ൬൩ ॥

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