Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.2.1.2 (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 5.2.1.2

ईश्वर उवाच ।
अस्ति लोकेषु विख्याता गंगा त्रिपथगामिनी ।
सेविता देवगंधर्वैर्मुनिभिश्च निषेविता ॥ २ ॥

īśvara uvāca |
asti lokeṣu vikhyātā gaṃgā tripathagāminī |
sevitā devagaṃdharvairmunibhiśca niṣevitā || 2 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.2.1.2 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 (5.2.1.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ishvara, Asti, Loka, Vikhyata, Ganga, Tripathagamini, Sevita, Devagandharva, Muni, Nishevitri, Nishevita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.2.1.2). 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: “īśvara uvāca
  • īśvara* -
  • īśvara (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: “asti lokeṣu vikhyātā gaṃgā tripathagāminī
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • lokeṣu -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • vikhyātā* -
  • vikhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vikhyātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gaṅgā -
  • gaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tripathagāminī -
  • tripathagāminī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “sevitā devagaṃdharvairmunibhiśca niṣevitā
  • sevitā* -
  • sevita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sevitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sev -> sevita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb]
    sev -> sevitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sev class 1 verb]
    sīv -> sevita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sīv], [vocative plural from √sīv]
    sīv -> sevitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sīv], [vocative plural from √sīv], [accusative plural from √sīv]
  • devagandharvair -
  • devagandharva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    devagandharva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • munibhiś -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    muni (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niṣevitā -
  • niṣevitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    niṣevitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.2.1.2

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 5.2.1.2 in Bengali sript:
ঈশ্বর উবাচ ।
অস্তি লোকেষু বিখ্যাতা গংগা ত্রিপথগামিনী ।
সেবিতা দেবগংধর্বৈর্মুনিভিশ্চ নিষেবিতা ॥ ২ ॥

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 5.2.1.2 in Kannada sript:
ಈಶ್ವರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅಸ್ತಿ ಲೋಕೇಷು ವಿಖ್ಯಾತಾ ಗಂಗಾ ತ್ರಿಪಥಗಾಮಿನೀ ।
ಸೇವಿತಾ ದೇವಗಂಧರ್ವೈರ್ಮುನಿಭಿಶ್ಚ ನಿಷೇವಿತಾ ॥ ೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.2.1.2 in Gujarati sript:
ઈશ્વર ઉવાચ ।
અસ્તિ લોકેષુ વિખ્યાતા ગંગા ત્રિપથગામિની ।
સેવિતા દેવગંધર્વૈર્મુનિભિશ્ચ નિષેવિતા ॥ ૨ ॥

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 5.2.1.2 in Malayalam sript:
ഈശ്വര ഉവാച ।
അസ്തി ലോകേഷു വിഖ്യാതാ ഗംഗാ ത്രിപഥഗാമിനീ ।
സേവിതാ ദേവഗംധര്വൈര്മുനിഭിശ്ച നിഷേവിതാ ॥ ൨ ॥

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