Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.159.33 (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 5.3.159.33

धारणं प्रेरणं दुःखमिच्छाहङ्कार एव च ।
प्रयत्न आकृतिर्वर्णः स्वरद्वेषौ भवाभवौ ॥ ३३ ॥

dhāraṇaṃ preraṇaṃ duḥkhamicchāhaṅkāra eva ca |
prayatna ākṛtirvarṇaḥ svaradveṣau bhavābhavau || 33 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.159.33 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 (5.3.159.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dharana, Prerana, Duhkham, Duhkha, Iccha, Ahankara, Eva, Prayatna, Akriti, Varna, Svarat, Vesha, Bhavabhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.159.33). 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: “dhāraṇaṃ preraṇaṃ duḥkhamicchāhaṅkāra eva ca
  • dhāraṇam -
  • dhāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • preraṇam -
  • preraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • duḥkham -
  • duḥkham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • icchā -
  • icchā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ahaṅkāra* -
  • ahaṅkāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “prayatna ākṛtirvarṇaḥ svaradveṣau bhavābhavau
  • prayatna* -
  • prayatna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākṛtir -
  • ākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • varṇaḥ -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svarad -
  • svṛ -> svarat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √svṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √svṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √svṛ class 1 verb]
    svar -> svarat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √svar class 1 verb], [vocative single from √svar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √svar class 1 verb]
  • veṣau -
  • veṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhavābhavau -
  • bhavābhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.159.33

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 5.3.159.33 in Bengali sript:
ধারণং প্রেরণং দুঃখমিচ্ছাহঙ্কার এব চ ।
প্রযত্ন আকৃতির্বর্ণঃ স্বরদ্বেষৌ ভবাভবৌ ॥ ৩৩ ॥

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 5.3.159.33 in Kannada sript:
ಧಾರಣಂ ಪ್ರೇರಣಂ ದುಃಖಮಿಚ್ಛಾಹಙ್ಕಾರ ಏವ ಚ ।
ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ಆಕೃತಿರ್ವರ್ಣಃ ಸ್ವರದ್ವೇಷೌ ಭವಾಭವೌ ॥ ೩೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.159.33 in Gujarati sript:
ધારણં પ્રેરણં દુઃખમિચ્છાહઙ્કાર એવ ચ ।
પ્રયત્ન આકૃતિર્વર્ણઃ સ્વરદ્વેષૌ ભવાભવૌ ॥ ૩૩ ॥

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 5.3.159.33 in Malayalam sript:
ധാരണം പ്രേരണം ദുഃഖമിച്ഛാഹങ്കാര ഏവ ച ।
പ്രയത്ന ആകൃതിര്വര്ണഃ സ്വരദ്വേഷൌ ഭവാഭവൌ ॥ ൩൩ ॥

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