Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.20.3 (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 5.3.20.3

श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि प्रजासंहारलक्षणम् ।
यच्चिह्नं दृश्यते तत्र यथा कल्पो विधीयते ॥ ३ ॥

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi prajāsaṃhāralakṣaṇam |
yaccihnaṃ dṛśyate tatra yathā kalpo vidhīyate || 3 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.20.3 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 (5.3.20.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Markandeya, Atah, Param, Para, Prava, Kshi, Amin, Praja, Samhara, Lakshana, Yat, Yad, Cihna, Drishyata, Tatra, Yatha, Kalpa, Vidh, Vidhi, Iyat, Iyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.20.3). 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: “śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • mārkaṇḍeya* -
  • mārkaṇḍeya (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: “ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi prajāsaṃhāralakṣaṇam
  • ataḥ -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣyā -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prajā -
  • prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃhāra -
  • saṃhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “yaccihnaṃ dṛśyate tatra yathā kalpo vidhīyate
  • yac -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cihnam -
  • cihna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cihnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dṛśyate -
  • dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kalpo* -
  • kalpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidhī -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iyate -
  • iyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    iyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    iyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.20.3

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 5.3.20.3 in Bengali sript:
শ্রীমার্কণ্ডেয উবাচ ।
অতঃ পরং প্রবক্ষ্যামি প্রজাসংহারলক্ষণম্ ।
যচ্চিহ্নং দৃশ্যতে তত্র যথা কল্পো বিধীযতে ॥ ৩ ॥

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 5.3.20.3 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೀಮಾರ್ಕಣ್ಡೇಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅತಃ ಪರಂ ಪ್ರವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಪ್ರಜಾಸಂಹಾರಲಕ್ಷಣಮ್ ।
ಯಚ್ಚಿಹ್ನಂ ದೃಶ್ಯತೇ ತತ್ರ ಯಥಾ ಕಲ್ಪೋ ವಿಧೀಯತೇ ॥ ೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.20.3 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીમાર્કણ્ડેય ઉવાચ ।
અતઃ પરં પ્રવક્ષ્યામિ પ્રજાસંહારલક્ષણમ્ ।
યચ્ચિહ્નં દૃશ્યતે તત્ર યથા કલ્પો વિધીયતે ॥ ૩ ॥

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 5.3.20.3 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രീമാര്കണ്ഡേയ ഉവാച ।
അതഃ പരം പ്രവക്ഷ്യാമി പ്രജാസംഹാരലക്ഷണമ് ।
യച്ചിഹ്നം ദൃശ്യതേ തത്ര യഥാ കല്പോ വിധീയതേ ॥ ൩ ॥

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