Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.18.85 (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 4.2.18.85

स्कंद उवाच ।
कृत्तिवासः समुत्पत्तिं ये श्रोष्यंतीह मानवाः ।
तल्लिंगदर्शनाच्छ्रेयो लप्स्यंते नात्र संशयः ॥ ८५ ॥

skaṃda uvāca |
kṛttivāsaḥ samutpattiṃ ye śroṣyaṃtīha mānavāḥ |
talliṃgadarśanācchreyo lapsyaṃte nātra saṃśayaḥ || 85 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.18.85 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 (4.2.18.85). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Skanda, Krittivasa, Krittivasas, Samutpatti, Yah, Yat, Shroshyat, Shroshyanti, Iha, Manava, Tat, Tad, Lingat, Arsha, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Samshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.18.85). 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: “skaṃda 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: “kṛttivāsaḥ samutpattiṃ ye śroṣyaṃtīha mānavāḥ
  • kṛttivāsaḥ -
  • kṛttivāsas (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛttivāsas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛttivāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samutpattim -
  • samutpatti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śroṣyantī -
  • śroṣyantī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śroṣyantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śroṣyantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śru -> śroṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śroṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śroṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śru (verb class 5)
    [future active third plural]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mānavāḥ -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 3: “talliṃgadarśanācchreyo lapsyaṃte nātra saṃśayaḥ
  • tal -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • liṅgad -
  • liṅg -> liṅgat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √liṅg class 1 verb], [vocative single from √liṅg class 1 verb], [accusative single from √liṅg class 1 verb]
  • arśa -
  • arśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nācch -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śreyo* -
  • śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
  • lapsyante -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [future middle third plural]
  • nāt -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃśayaḥ -
  • saṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.18.85

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 4.2.18.85 in Bengali sript:
স্কংদ উবাচ ।
কৃত্তিবাসঃ সমুত্পত্তিং যে শ্রোষ্যংতীহ মানবাঃ ।
তল্লিংগদর্শনাচ্ছ্রেযো লপ্স্যংতে নাত্র সংশযঃ ॥ ৮৫ ॥

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 4.2.18.85 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ಕಂದ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕೃತ್ತಿವಾಸಃ ಸಮುತ್ಪತ್ತಿಂ ಯೇ ಶ್ರೋಷ್ಯಂತೀಹ ಮಾನವಾಃ ।
ತಲ್ಲಿಂಗದರ್ಶನಾಚ್ಛ್ರೇಯೋ ಲಪ್ಸ್ಯಂತೇ ನಾತ್ರ ಸಂಶಯಃ ॥ ೮೫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.2.18.85 in Gujarati sript:
સ્કંદ ઉવાચ ।
કૃત્તિવાસઃ સમુત્પત્તિં યે શ્રોષ્યંતીહ માનવાઃ ।
તલ્લિંગદર્શનાચ્છ્રેયો લપ્સ્યંતે નાત્ર સંશયઃ ॥ ૮૫ ॥

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 4.2.18.85 in Malayalam sript:
സ്കംദ ഉവാച ।
കൃത്തിവാസഃ സമുത്പത്തിം യേ ശ്രോഷ്യംതീഹ മാനവാഃ ।
തല്ലിംഗദര്ശനാച്ഛ്രേയോ ലപ്സ്യംതേ നാത്ര സംശയഃ ॥ ൮൫ ॥

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