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Skanda Purana [sanskrit]
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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.20.4 (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 4.2.20.4
स्कंद उवाच ।
वाराणस्यां विशालाक्षी क्षेत्रस्य परमेष्टदा ।
विशालतीर्थं गंगायां कृत्वा पृष्ठे व्यवस्थिता ॥ ४ ॥
skaṃda uvāca |
vārāṇasyāṃ viśālākṣī kṣetrasya parameṣṭadā |
viśālatīrthaṃ gaṃgāyāṃ kṛtvā pṛṣṭhe vyavasthitā || 4 ||
The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.20.4 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 (4.2.20.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Skanda, Varanasi, Vishalakshi, Kshetra, Parama, Ishta, Vishala, Tirtha, Ganga, Kritva, Kritvan, Prishthe, Prishtha, Vyavasthita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.20.4). 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* -
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skanda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√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: “vārāṇasyāṃ viśālākṣī kṣetrasya parameṣṭadā ”
- vārāṇasyām -
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vārāṇasī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- viśālākṣī -
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viśālākṣī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]viśālākṣi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]viśālākṣi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kṣetrasya -
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kṣetra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- parame -
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parama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]parama (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]paramā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iṣṭa -
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iṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]iṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
- dā -
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dā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Line 3: “viśālatīrthaṃ gaṃgāyāṃ kṛtvā pṛṣṭhe vyavasthitā ”
- viśāla -
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viśāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viśāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tīrtham -
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tīrtha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- gaṅgāyām -
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gaṅgā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pṛṣṭhe -
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pṛṣṭhe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- vyavasthitā -
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vyavasthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.20.4
Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)
(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office
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Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)
স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.2.20.4 in Bengali sript:
স্কংদ উবাচ ।
বারাণস্যাং বিশালাক্ষী ক্ষেত্রস্য পরমেষ্টদা ।
বিশালতীর্থং গংগাযাং কৃত্বা পৃষ্ঠে ব্যবস্থিতা ॥ ৪ ॥
Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)
ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.2.20.4 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ಕಂದ ಉವಾಚ ।
ವಾರಾಣಸ್ಯಾಂ ವಿಶಾಲಾಕ್ಷೀ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಸ್ಯ ಪರಮೇಷ್ಟದಾ ।
ವಿಶಾಲತೀರ್ಥಂ ಗಂಗಾಯಾಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಪೃಷ್ಠೇ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತಾ ॥ ೪ ॥
Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)
સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.2.20.4 in Gujarati sript:
સ્કંદ ઉવાચ ।
વારાણસ્યાં વિશાલાક્ષી ક્ષેત્રસ્ય પરમેષ્ટદા ।
વિશાલતીર્થં ગંગાયાં કૃત્વા પૃષ્ઠે વ્યવસ્થિતા ॥ ૪ ॥
Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)
(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.2.20.4 in Malayalam sript:
സ്കംദ ഉവാച ।
വാരാണസ്യാം വിശാലാക്ഷീ ക്ഷേത്രസ്യ പരമേഷ്ടദാ ।
വിശാലതീര്ഥം ഗംഗായാം കൃത്വാ പൃഷ്ഠേ വ്യവസ്ഥിതാ ॥ ൪ ॥