Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.8.16 (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 5.3.8.16

नानारूपधरा सौम्या नानाभरणभूषिता ।
अर्घ्यपाद्यादिभिर्माल्यैर्बकमभ्यर्च्य सुव्रताः ॥ १६ ॥

nānārūpadharā saumyā nānābharaṇabhūṣitā |
arghyapādyādibhirmālyairbakamabhyarcya suvratāḥ || 16 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.8.16 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 (5.3.8.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Saumi, Saumya, Nanabharana, Bhushita, Arghya, Padya, Malya, Baka, Abhyarcya, Suvrata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.8.16). 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: “nānārūpadharā saumyā nānābharaṇabhūṣitā
  • nānārūpadharā -
  • saumyā* -
  • saumī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    saumya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saumyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nānābharaṇa -
  • nānābharaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nānābharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūṣitā -
  • bhūṣ -> bhūṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhūṣ]
    bhūṣ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • Line 2: “arghyapādyādibhirmālyairbakamabhyarcya suvratāḥ
  • arghya -
  • arghya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arghya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    argh -> arghya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √argh]
  • pādyād -
  • pādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √pad class 4 verb], [ablative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √pad class 4 verb], [ablative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √pad class 1 verb], [ablative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √pad class 1 verb], [ablative single from √pad]
  • ibhir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • mālyair -
  • mālya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mālya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    mal -> mālya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √mal class 1 verb]
    mal -> mālya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √mal class 1 verb]
  • bakam -
  • baka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abhyarcya -
  • abhyarcya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhyarcya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • suvratāḥ -
  • suvrata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    suvratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.8.16

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 5.3.8.16 in Bengali sript:
নানারূপধরা সৌম্যা নানাভরণভূষিতা ।
অর্ঘ্যপাদ্যাদিভির্মাল্যৈর্বকমভ্যর্চ্য সুব্রতাঃ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 5.3.8.16 in Kannada sript:
ನಾನಾರೂಪಧರಾ ಸೌಮ್ಯಾ ನಾನಾಭರಣಭೂಷಿತಾ ।
ಅರ್ಘ್ಯಪಾದ್ಯಾದಿಭಿರ್ಮಾಲ್ಯೈರ್ಬಕಮಭ್ಯರ್ಚ್ಯ ಸುವ್ರತಾಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.8.16 in Gujarati sript:
નાનારૂપધરા સૌમ્યા નાનાભરણભૂષિતા ।
અર્ઘ્યપાદ્યાદિભિર્માલ્યૈર્બકમભ્યર્ચ્ય સુવ્રતાઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 5.3.8.16 in Malayalam sript:
നാനാരൂപധരാ സൌമ്യാ നാനാഭരണഭൂഷിതാ ।
അര്ഘ്യപാദ്യാദിഭിര്മാല്യൈര്ബകമഭ്യര്ച്യ സുവ്രതാഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

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