Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.18.68 (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 4.2.18.68

मालतीशं शुभं लिंगं कृत्तिवासोत्तरे महत् ।
सपर्ययित्वा तल्लिंगं राजा गजपतिर्भवेत् ॥ ६८ ॥

mālatīśaṃ śubhaṃ liṃgaṃ kṛttivāsottare mahat |
saparyayitvā talliṃgaṃ rājā gajapatirbhavet || 68 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.18.68 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 (4.2.18.68). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Malati, Isha, Ish, Shubha, Shubh, Linga, Krittivasa, Uttara, Mahat, Sapa, Ayi, Ayin, Tva, Yushmad, Tat, Tad, Raja, Gajapati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.18.68). 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: “mālatīśaṃ śubhaṃ liṃgaṃ kṛttivāsottare mahat
  • mālatī -
  • mālati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mālatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • īśam -
  • īśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    īś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śubham -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • liṅgam -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛttivāso -
  • kṛttivāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uttare -
  • uttara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    uttara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    uttarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahat -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “saparyayitvā talliṃgaṃ rājā gajapatirbhavet
  • sapa -
  • sapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sap (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rya -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • ayi -
  • ayi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ayin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ayin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tvā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • tal -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • liṅgam -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gajapatir -
  • gajapati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.18.68

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 4.2.18.68 in Bengali sript:
মালতীশং শুভং লিংগং কৃত্তিবাসোত্তরে মহত্ ।
সপর্যযিত্বা তল্লিংগং রাজা গজপতির্ভবেত্ ॥ ৬৮ ॥

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 4.2.18.68 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾಲತೀಶಂ ಶುಭಂ ಲಿಂಗಂ ಕೃತ್ತಿವಾಸೋತ್ತರೇ ಮಹತ್ ।
ಸಪರ್ಯಯಿತ್ವಾ ತಲ್ಲಿಂಗಂ ರಾಜಾ ಗಜಪತಿರ್ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೬೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.2.18.68 in Gujarati sript:
માલતીશં શુભં લિંગં કૃત્તિવાસોત્તરે મહત્ ।
સપર્યયિત્વા તલ્લિંગં રાજા ગજપતિર્ભવેત્ ॥ ૬૮ ॥

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 4.2.18.68 in Malayalam sript:
മാലതീശം ശുഭം ലിംഗം കൃത്തിവാസോത്തരേ മഹത് ।
സപര്യയിത്വാ തല്ലിംഗം രാജാ ഗജപതിര്ഭവേത് ॥ ൬൮ ॥

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