Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.171.1 (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 5.3.171.1

श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
कथितं ब्राह्मणं द्रष्टुं शूले क्षिप्तं तपोधनैः ।
नारायणसमीपे तु गताः सर्वे महर्षयः ॥ १ ॥

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
kathitaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ draṣṭuṃ śūle kṣiptaṃ tapodhanaiḥ |
nārāyaṇasamīpe tu gatāḥ sarve maharṣayaḥ || 1 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.171.1 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 (5.3.171.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Markandeya, Kathita, Brahmana, Shula, Shuli, Kshipta, Tapodhana, Narayana, Samipa, Gata, Sarva, Maharshi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.171.1). 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: “śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • mārkaṇḍeya* -
  • mārkaṇḍeya (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: “kathitaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ draṣṭuṃ śūle kṣiptaṃ tapodhanaiḥ
  • kathitam -
  • kathita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kathita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kathitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative single from √kath class 10 verb]
  • brāhmaṇam -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • draṣṭum -
  • dṛś -> draṣṭum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √dṛś]
  • śūle -
  • śūla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śūla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śūlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śūli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śūli (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    śūl (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • kṣiptam -
  • kṣipta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣip -> kṣipta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṣip class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]
    kṣip -> kṣipta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṣip class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kṣip class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kṣip class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]
  • tapodhanaiḥ -
  • tapodhana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tapodhana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 3: “nārāyaṇasamīpe tu gatāḥ sarve maharṣayaḥ
  • nārāyaṇa -
  • nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nārāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samīpe -
  • samīpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samīpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samīpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • 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]
  • maharṣayaḥ -
  • maharṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.171.1

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 5.3.171.1 in Bengali sript:
শ্রীমার্কণ্ডেয উবাচ ।
কথিতং ব্রাহ্মণং দ্রষ্টুং শূলে ক্ষিপ্তং তপোধনৈঃ ।
নারাযণসমীপে তু গতাঃ সর্বে মহর্ষযঃ ॥ ১ ॥

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 5.3.171.1 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೀಮಾರ್ಕಣ್ಡೇಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕಥಿತಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಂ ದ್ರಷ್ಟುಂ ಶೂಲೇ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತಂ ತಪೋಧನೈಃ ।
ನಾರಾಯಣಸಮೀಪೇ ತು ಗತಾಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಮಹರ್ಷಯಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.171.1 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીમાર્કણ્ડેય ઉવાચ ।
કથિતં બ્રાહ્મણં દ્રષ્ટું શૂલે ક્ષિપ્તં તપોધનૈઃ ।
નારાયણસમીપે તુ ગતાઃ સર્વે મહર્ષયઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 5.3.171.1 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രീമാര്കണ്ഡേയ ഉവാച ।
കഥിതം ബ്രാഹ്മണം ദ്രഷ്ടും ശൂലേ ക്ഷിപ്തം തപോധനൈഃ ।
നാരായണസമീപേ തു ഗതാഃ സര്വേ മഹര്ഷയഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

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