Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.1.36.12 (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 5.1.36.12

जगाम शंकरान्वेषी कैलासं शंकरालयम् ।
दृष्ट्वा प्रणम्य देवेशं चंद्रार्धकृत शेखरम् ॥ १२ ॥

jagāma śaṃkarānveṣī kailāsaṃ śaṃkarālayam |
dṛṣṭvā praṇamya deveśaṃ caṃdrārdhakṛta śekharam || 12 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.1.36.12 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 (5.1.36.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shankara, Veshin, Kailasa, Shankaralaya, Prana, Devesha, Candrardha, Krita, Shekhara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.1.36.12). 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: “jagāma śaṃkarānveṣī kailāsaṃ śaṃkarālayam
  • jagāma -
  • (verb class 3)
    [imperative active first plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • śaṅkarān -
  • śaṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • veṣī -
  • veṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kailāsam -
  • kailāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kailāsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śaṅkarālayam -
  • śaṅkarālaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dṛṣṭvā praṇamya deveśaṃ caṃdrārdhakṛta śekharam
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • praṇam -
  • praṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ya -
  • deveśam -
  • deveśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • candrārdha -
  • candrārdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛta -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [injunctive middle third single]
  • śekharam -
  • śekhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śekhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.1.36.12

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 5.1.36.12 in Bengali sript:
জগাম শংকরান্বেষী কৈলাসং শংকরালযম্ ।
দৃষ্ট্বা প্রণম্য দেবেশং চংদ্রার্ধকৃত শেখরম্ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 5.1.36.12 in Kannada sript:
ಜಗಾಮ ಶಂಕರಾನ್ವೇಷೀ ಕೈಲಾಸಂ ಶಂಕರಾಲಯಮ್ ।
ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಪ್ರಣಮ್ಯ ದೇವೇಶಂ ಚಂದ್ರಾರ್ಧಕೃತ ಶೇಖರಮ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.1.36.12 in Gujarati sript:
જગામ શંકરાન્વેષી કૈલાસં શંકરાલયમ્ ।
દૃષ્ટ્વા પ્રણમ્ય દેવેશં ચંદ્રાર્ધકૃત શેખરમ્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 5.1.36.12 in Malayalam sript:
ജഗാമ ശംകരാന്വേഷീ കൈലാസം ശംകരാലയമ് ।
ദൃഷ്ട്വാ പ്രണമ്യ ദേവേശം ചംദ്രാര്ധകൃത ശേഖരമ് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

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