Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.56.4 (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 5.3.56.4

अस्ति विन्ध्यो नगो नाम याम्याशायां महीपते ।
गीर्वाणास्तु गताः सर्वे तस्य मूर्ध्नि नरेश्वर ॥ ४ ॥

asti vindhyo nago nāma yāmyāśāyāṃ mahīpate |
gīrvāṇāstu gatāḥ sarve tasya mūrdhni nareśvara || 4 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.56.4 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 (5.3.56.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asti, Vindhya, Naga, Naman, Yami, Yamya, Yamin, Asha, Mahipati, Girvana, Gata, Sarva, Tad, Murdhan, Nareshvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.56.4). 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: “asti vindhyo nago nāma yāmyāśāyāṃ mahīpate
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • vindhyo* -
  • vindhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nago* -
  • naga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yāmyā -
  • yāmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    yāmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    yāmya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāmya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāmin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    yāmin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yāmyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • āśāyām -
  • āśā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • mahīpate -
  • mahīpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “gīrvāṇāstu gatāḥ sarve tasya mūrdhni nareśvara
  • gīrvāṇās -
  • gīrvāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • gatāḥ -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mūrdhni -
  • mūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • nareśvara -
  • nareśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.56.4

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 5.3.56.4 in Bengali sript:
অস্তি বিন্ধ্যো নগো নাম যাম্যাশাযাং মহীপতে ।
গীর্বাণাস্তু গতাঃ সর্বে তস্য মূর্ধ্নি নরেশ্বর ॥ ৪ ॥

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 5.3.56.4 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸ್ತಿ ವಿನ್ಧ್ಯೋ ನಗೋ ನಾಮ ಯಾಮ್ಯಾಶಾಯಾಂ ಮಹೀಪತೇ ।
ಗೀರ್ವಾಣಾಸ್ತು ಗತಾಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ತಸ್ಯ ಮೂರ್ಧ್ನಿ ನರೇಶ್ವರ ॥ ೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.56.4 in Gujarati sript:
અસ્તિ વિન્ધ્યો નગો નામ યામ્યાશાયાં મહીપતે ।
ગીર્વાણાસ્તુ ગતાઃ સર્વે તસ્ય મૂર્ધ્નિ નરેશ્વર ॥ ૪ ॥

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 5.3.56.4 in Malayalam sript:
അസ്തി വിന്ധ്യോ നഗോ നാമ യാമ്യാശായാം മഹീപതേ ।
ഗീര്വാണാസ്തു ഗതാഃ സര്വേ തസ്യ മൂര്ധ്നി നരേശ്വര ॥ ൪ ॥

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