Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.2.71.10 (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 5.2.71.10

तामुवाच ततो राजा सांत्वयञ्छ्लक्ष्णया गिरा ।
देवी वा दानवी त्वं च गंधर्वी यदि वाप्सराः ॥ १० ॥

tāmuvāca tato rājā sāṃtvayañchlakṣṇayā girā |
devī vā dānavī tvaṃ ca gaṃdharvī yadi vāpsarāḥ || 10 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.2.71.10 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 (5.2.71.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaca, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Santvayat, Shlakshna, Gir, Gira, Devi, Devin, Var, Danavi, Tva, Yushmad, Gandharvi, Yadi, Yad, Apsaras, Apsara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.2.71.10). 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: “tāmuvāca tato rājā sāṃtvayañchlakṣṇayā girā
  • tāmu -
  • tāmu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vāca -
  • vāca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sāntvayañch -
  • sāntv -> sāntvayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sāntv class 10 verb], [vocative single from √sāntv class 10 verb]
  • ślakṣṇayā -
  • ślakṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • girā -
  • gir (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    gir (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    gir (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    girā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “devī dānavī tvaṃ ca gaṃdharvī yadi vāpsarāḥ
  • devī -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dānavī -
  • dānavī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gandharvī -
  • gandharvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • apsarāḥ -
  • apsaras (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    apsarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    apsara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.2.71.10

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 5.2.71.10 in Bengali sript:
তামুবাচ ততো রাজা সাংত্বযঞ্ছ্লক্ষ্ণযা গিরা ।
দেবী বা দানবী ত্বং চ গংধর্বী যদি বাপ্সরাঃ ॥ ১০ ॥

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 5.2.71.10 in Kannada sript:
ತಾಮುವಾಚ ತತೋ ರಾಜಾ ಸಾಂತ್ವಯಞ್ಛ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಣಯಾ ಗಿರಾ ।
ದೇವೀ ವಾ ದಾನವೀ ತ್ವಂ ಚ ಗಂಧರ್ವೀ ಯದಿ ವಾಪ್ಸರಾಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.2.71.10 in Gujarati sript:
તામુવાચ તતો રાજા સાંત્વયઞ્છ્લક્ષ્ણયા ગિરા ।
દેવી વા દાનવી ત્વં ચ ગંધર્વી યદિ વાપ્સરાઃ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 5.2.71.10 in Malayalam sript:
താമുവാച തതോ രാജാ സാംത്വയഞ്ഛ്ലക്ഷ്ണയാ ഗിരാ ।
ദേവീ വാ ദാനവീ ത്വം ച ഗംധര്വീ യദി വാപ്സരാഃ ॥ ൧൦ ॥

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