Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.2.2.38 (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 5.2.2.38

एतस्मिन्नंतरे देवि देवैरुक्तं नभस्तले ।
गोप्यं लिंगं गुहोत्थं तु दृष्टं मंकणकेन तु ॥ ३८ ॥

etasminnaṃtare devi devairuktaṃ nabhastale |
gopyaṃ liṃgaṃ guhotthaṃ tu dṛṣṭaṃ maṃkaṇakena tu || 38 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.2.2.38 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 (5.2.2.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etad, Esha, Antare, Antara, Devi, Devin, Deva, Ukta, Nabhastala, Gopya, Linga, Guha, Guh, Uttha, Drishta, Mankanaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.2.2.38). 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: “etasminnaṃtare devi devairuktaṃ nabhastale
  • etasminn -
  • etad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • antare -
  • antare (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    antara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    antarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • devi -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    devin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • devair -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • uktam -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • nabhastale -
  • nabhastala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “gopyaṃ liṃgaṃ guhotthaṃ tu dṛṣṭaṃ maṃkaṇakena tu
  • gopyam -
  • gopya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gopya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gopyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gup -> gopya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √gup class 4 verb]
    gup -> gopya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √gup class 4 verb], [accusative single from √gup class 4 verb]
  • liṅgam -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • guho -
  • guhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    guha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    guh (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    guhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttham -
  • uttha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    utthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dṛṣṭam -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • maṅkaṇakena -
  • maṅkaṇaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.2.2.38

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 5.2.2.38 in Bengali sript:
এতস্মিন্নংতরে দেবি দেবৈরুক্তং নভস্তলে ।
গোপ্যং লিংগং গুহোত্থং তু দৃষ্টং মংকণকেন তু ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 5.2.2.38 in Kannada sript:
ಏತಸ್ಮಿನ್ನಂತರೇ ದೇವಿ ದೇವೈರುಕ್ತಂ ನಭಸ್ತಲೇ ।
ಗೋಪ್ಯಂ ಲಿಂಗಂ ಗುಹೋತ್ಥಂ ತು ದೃಷ್ಟಂ ಮಂಕಣಕೇನ ತು ॥ ೩೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.2.2.38 in Gujarati sript:
એતસ્મિન્નંતરે દેવિ દેવૈરુક્તં નભસ્તલે ।
ગોપ્યં લિંગં ગુહોત્થં તુ દૃષ્ટં મંકણકેન તુ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 5.2.2.38 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതസ്മിന്നംതരേ ദേവി ദേവൈരുക്തം നഭസ്തലേ ।
ഗോപ്യം ലിംഗം ഗുഹോത്ഥം തു ദൃഷ്ടം മംകണകേന തു ॥ ൩൮ ॥

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