Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.56.58 (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 5.3.56.58

ईश्वर उवाच ।
अन्यद्देवशिलायास्तु माहात्म्यं शृणु भूपते ।
कथयामि महाबाहो सेतिहासं पुरातनम् ॥ ५८ ॥

īśvara uvāca |
anyaddevaśilāyāstu māhātmyaṃ śṛṇu bhūpate |
kathayāmi mahābāho setihāsaṃ purātanam || 58 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.56.58 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 (5.3.56.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ishvara, Ani, Anya, Deva, Shila, Mahatmya, Bhupata, Bhupati, Mahabahu, Itihasa, Puratana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.56.58). 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: “īśvara uvāca
  • īśvara* -
  • īśvara (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: “anyaddevaśilāyāstu māhātmyaṃ śṛṇu bhūpate
  • anya -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
  • ad -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śilāyās -
  • śilā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • māhātmyam -
  • māhātmya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhūpate -
  • bhūpatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “kathayāmi mahābāho setihāsaṃ purātanam
  • kathayāmi -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present active first single]
  • mahābāho -
  • mahābāhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    mahābāhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • se -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    si (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single]
  • itihāsam -
  • itihāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • purātanam -
  • purātana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    purātana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.56.58

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 5.3.56.58 in Bengali sript:
ঈশ্বর উবাচ ।
অন্যদ্দেবশিলাযাস্তু মাহাত্ম্যং শৃণু ভূপতে ।
কথযামি মহাবাহো সেতিহাসং পুরাতনম্ ॥ ৫৮ ॥

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 5.3.56.58 in Kannada sript:
ಈಶ್ವರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅನ್ಯದ್ದೇವಶಿಲಾಯಾಸ್ತು ಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯಂ ಶೃಣು ಭೂಪತೇ ।
ಕಥಯಾಮಿ ಮಹಾಬಾಹೋ ಸೇತಿಹಾಸಂ ಪುರಾತನಮ್ ॥ ೫೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.56.58 in Gujarati sript:
ઈશ્વર ઉવાચ ।
અન્યદ્દેવશિલાયાસ્તુ માહાત્મ્યં શૃણુ ભૂપતે ।
કથયામિ મહાબાહો સેતિહાસં પુરાતનમ્ ॥ ૫૮ ॥

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 5.3.56.58 in Malayalam sript:
ഈശ്വര ഉവാച ।
അന്യദ്ദേവശിലായാസ്തു മാഹാത്മ്യം ശൃണു ഭൂപതേ ।
കഥയാമി മഹാബാഹോ സേതിഹാസം പുരാതനമ് ॥ ൫൮ ॥

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