Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.2.16.1 (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 5.2.16.1

ईश्वर उवाच ।
ईशानेश्वरसंज्ञं तु षोडशं विद्धि पार्वति ।
यस्य दर्शनमात्रेण ऐश्वर्यं जायते नृणाम् ॥ १ ॥

īśvara uvāca |
īśāneśvarasaṃjñaṃ tu ṣoḍaśaṃ viddhi pārvati |
yasya darśanamātreṇa aiśvaryaṃ jāyate nṛṇām || 1 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.2.16.1 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 (5.2.16.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ishvara, Ishana, Sanjna, Shodasha, Parvati, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Darshanamatra, Aishvarya, Jayat, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.2.16.1). 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: “īśāneśvarasaṃjñaṃ tu ṣoḍaśaṃ viddhi pārvati
  • īśāne -
  • īśāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    īśāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    īśānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    īś -> īśāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √īś class 2 verb], [locative single from √īś class 2 verb]
    īś -> īśāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √īś class 2 verb], [vocative single from √īś class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √īś class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √īś class 2 verb], [locative single from √īś class 2 verb]
    īś -> īśānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √īś class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √īś class 2 verb], [vocative single from √īś class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √īś class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √īś class 2 verb]
  • iśvara -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iśvara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sañjñam -
  • sañjña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sañjña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sañjñā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ṣoḍaśam -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • viddhi -
  • viddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pārvati -
  • pārvati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pārvatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “yasya darśanamātreṇa aiśvaryaṃ jāyate nṛṇām
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • darśanamātreṇa -
  • darśanamātra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    darśanamātra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiśvaryam -
  • aiśvarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • nṛṇām -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.2.16.1

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 5.2.16.1 in Bengali sript:
ঈশ্বর উবাচ ।
ঈশানেশ্বরসংজ্ঞং তু ষোডশং বিদ্ধি পার্বতি ।
যস্য দর্শনমাত্রেণ ঐশ্বর্যং জাযতে নৃণাম্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 5.2.16.1 in Kannada sript:
ಈಶ್ವರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಈಶಾನೇಶ್ವರಸಂಜ್ಞಂ ತು ಷೋಡಶಂ ವಿದ್ಧಿ ಪಾರ್ವತಿ ।
ಯಸ್ಯ ದರ್ಶನಮಾತ್ರೇಣ ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಂ ಜಾಯತೇ ನೃಣಾಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.2.16.1 in Gujarati sript:
ઈશ્વર ઉવાચ ।
ઈશાનેશ્વરસંજ્ઞં તુ ષોડશં વિદ્ધિ પાર્વતિ ।
યસ્ય દર્શનમાત્રેણ ઐશ્વર્યં જાયતે નૃણામ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 5.2.16.1 in Malayalam sript:
ഈശ്വര ഉവാച ।
ഈശാനേശ്വരസംജ്ഞം തു ഷോഡശം വിദ്ധി പാര്വതി ।
യസ്യ ദര്ശനമാത്രേണ ഐശ്വര്യം ജായതേ നൃണാമ് ॥ ൧ ॥

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