Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.146.56 (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 5.3.146.56

व्याप्य सा तिष्ठते तीर्थं गजकुम्भनिभा शिला ।
तच्च गव्यूतिमात्रं हि तीर्थं ततः प्रवक्षते ॥ ५६ ॥

vyāpya sā tiṣṭhate tīrthaṃ gajakumbhanibhā śilā |
tacca gavyūtimātraṃ hi tīrthaṃ tataḥ pravakṣate || 56 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.146.56 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 (5.3.146.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vyapya, Tishthat, Tirtha, Gaja, Kumbha, Nibha, Shila, Tat, Tad, Gavyuti, Atra, Tatah, Tata, Prava, Kshata, Kshati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.146.56). 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: “vyāpya tiṣṭhate tīrthaṃ gajakumbhanibhā śilā
  • vyāpya -
  • vyāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tiṣṭhate -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • tīrtham -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gaja -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kumbha -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kumbha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nibhā -
  • nibhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śilā -
  • śilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tacca gavyūtimātraṃ hi tīrthaṃ tataḥ pravakṣate
  • tac -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gavyūtim -
  • gavyūti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ātram -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tīrtham -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣate -
  • kṣata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṣan -> kṣata (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]
    kṣan -> kṣata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]
    kṣan -> kṣatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṣan class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.146.56

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 5.3.146.56 in Bengali sript:
ব্যাপ্য সা তিষ্ঠতে তীর্থং গজকুম্ভনিভা শিলা ।
তচ্চ গব্যূতিমাত্রং হি তীর্থং ততঃ প্রবক্ষতে ॥ ৫৬ ॥

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 5.3.146.56 in Kannada sript:
ವ್ಯಾಪ್ಯ ಸಾ ತಿಷ್ಠತೇ ತೀರ್ಥಂ ಗಜಕುಮ್ಭನಿಭಾ ಶಿಲಾ ।
ತಚ್ಚ ಗವ್ಯೂತಿಮಾತ್ರಂ ಹಿ ತೀರ್ಥಂ ತತಃ ಪ್ರವಕ್ಷತೇ ॥ ೫೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.146.56 in Gujarati sript:
વ્યાપ્ય સા તિષ્ઠતે તીર્થં ગજકુમ્ભનિભા શિલા ।
તચ્ચ ગવ્યૂતિમાત્રં હિ તીર્થં તતઃ પ્રવક્ષતે ॥ ૫૬ ॥

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 5.3.146.56 in Malayalam sript:
വ്യാപ്യ സാ തിഷ്ഠതേ തീര്ഥം ഗജകുമ്ഭനിഭാ ശിലാ ।
തച്ച ഗവ്യൂതിമാത്രം ഹി തീര്ഥം തതഃ പ്രവക്ഷതേ ॥ ൫൬ ॥

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