Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.18.4 (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 5.3.18.4

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केचिन्महापर्वतकल्परूपाः केचिन्महामीनकुलोपमाश्च ।
केचिद्गजेन्द्राकृतयः सुरूपाः केचिन्महाकूटनिभाः पयोदाः ॥ ४ ॥

kecinmahāparvatakalparūpāḥ kecinmahāmīnakulopamāśca |
kecidgajendrākṛtayaḥ surūpāḥ kecinmahākūṭanibhāḥ payodāḥ || 4 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.18.4 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 (5.3.18.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Kim, Cit, Mahaparvata, Kalpa, Rupa, Mahamina, Kula, Upama, Gajendra, Akriti, Surupa, Mahakuta, Nibha, Payoda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.18.4). 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: “kecinmahāparvatakalparūpāḥ kecinmahāmīnakulopamāśca ”
ke -
ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

ka (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
cin -
cit (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cit (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
mahāparvata -
mahāparvata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kalpa -
kalpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kalpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rūpāḥ -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ke -
ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

ka (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
cin -
cit (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cit (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
mahāmīna -
mahāmīna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kulo -
kula (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kula (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kulā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
upamāś -
upama (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

upamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “kecidgajendrākṛtayaḥ surūpāḥ kecinmahākūṭanibhāḥ payodāḥ ”
ke -
ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

ka (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
cid -
cit (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cit (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
gajendrā -
gajendra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ākṛtayaḥ -
ākṛti (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ākṛti (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
surūpāḥ -
surūpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

surūpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ke -
ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

ka (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
cin -
cit (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cit (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
mahākūṭa -
mahākūṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahākūṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nibhāḥ -
nibha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

nibhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
payodāḥ -
payoda (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

payodā (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 5.3.18.4

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 5.3.18.4 in Bengali sript:
কেচিন্মহাপর্বতকল্পরূপাঃ কেচিন্মহামীনকুলোপমাশ্চ ।
কেচিদ্গজেন্দ্রাকৃতযঃ সুরূপাঃ কেচিন্মহাকূটনিভাঃ পযোদাঃ ॥ ৪ ॥

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 5.3.18.4 in Kannada sript:
ಕೇಚಿನ್ಮಹಾಪರ್ವತಕಲ್ಪರೂಪಾಃ ಕೇಚಿನ್ಮಹಾಮೀನಕುಲೋಪಮಾಶ್ಚ ।
ಕೇಚಿದ್ಗಜೇನ್ದ್ರಾಕೃತಯಃ ಸುರೂಪಾಃ ಕೇಚಿನ್ಮಹಾಕೂಟನಿಭಾಃ ಪಯೋದಾಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.18.4 in Gujarati sript:
કેચિન્મહાપર્વતકલ્પરૂપાઃ કેચિન્મહામીનકુલોપમાશ્ચ ।
કેચિદ્ગજેન્દ્રાકૃતયઃ સુરૂપાઃ કેચિન્મહાકૂટનિભાઃ પયોદાઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 5.3.18.4 in Malayalam sript:
കേചിന്മഹാപര്വതകല്പരൂപാഃ കേചിന്മഹാമീനകുലോപമാശ്ച ।
കേചിദ്ഗജേന്ദ്രാകൃതയഃ സുരൂപാഃ കേചിന്മഹാകൂടനിഭാഃ പയോദാഃ ॥ ൪ ॥

Last Updated: 09 August, 2021