Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.97.167 (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 5.3.97.167

प्रदक्षिणां विधानेन यः करोत्यत्र मानवः ।
जम्बूप्लाक्षाह्वयौ द्वीपौ शाल्मलिश्चापरो नृप ॥ १६७ ॥

pradakṣiṇāṃ vidhānena yaḥ karotyatra mānavaḥ |
jambūplākṣāhvayau dvīpau śālmaliścāparo nṛpa || 167 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.97.167 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 (5.3.97.167). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pradakshina, Vidhana, Yah, Karoti, Atra, Manava, Plaksha, Ahvaya, Dvipa, Shalma, Capa, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.97.167). 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: “pradakṣiṇāṃ vidhānena yaḥ karotyatra mānavaḥ
  • pradakṣiṇām -
  • pradakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vidhānena -
  • vidhāna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karotya -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mānavaḥ -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “jambūplākṣāhvayau dvīpau śālmaliścāparo nṛpa
  • jambū -
  • jambū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    jambū (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • plākṣā -
  • plākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    plākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āhvayau -
  • āhvaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dvīpau -
  • dvīpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śālma -
  • śālma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śālma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • liś -
  • li (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ro* -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.97.167

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 5.3.97.167 in Bengali sript:
প্রদক্ষিণাং বিধানেন যঃ করোত্যত্র মানবঃ ।
জম্বূপ্লাক্ষাহ্বযৌ দ্বীপৌ শাল্মলিশ্চাপরো নৃপ ॥ ১৬৭ ॥

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 5.3.97.167 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣಾಂ ವಿಧಾನೇನ ಯಃ ಕರೋತ್ಯತ್ರ ಮಾನವಃ ।
ಜಮ್ಬೂಪ್ಲಾಕ್ಷಾಹ್ವಯೌ ದ್ವೀಪೌ ಶಾಲ್ಮಲಿಶ್ಚಾಪರೋ ನೃಪ ॥ ೧೬೭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.97.167 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રદક્ષિણાં વિધાનેન યઃ કરોત્યત્ર માનવઃ ।
જમ્બૂપ્લાક્ષાહ્વયૌ દ્વીપૌ શાલ્મલિશ્ચાપરો નૃપ ॥ ૧૬૭ ॥

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 5.3.97.167 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രദക്ഷിണാം വിധാനേന യഃ കരോത്യത്ര മാനവഃ ।
ജമ്ബൂപ്ലാക്ഷാഹ്വയൌ ദ്വീപൌ ശാല്മലിശ്ചാപരോ നൃപ ॥ ൧൬൭ ॥

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