Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.178.6 (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 5.3.178.6

गङ्गोवाच ।
त्वत्पादकमलाद्भ्रष्टा गङ्गा सहचरा विभो ।
यदृच्छया त्रिलोकेश वन्द्यमाना दिवौकसैः ॥ ६ ॥

gaṅgovāca |
tvatpādakamalādbhraṣṭā gaṅgā sahacarā vibho |
yadṛcchayā trilokeśa vandyamānā divaukasaiḥ || 6 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.178.6 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 (5.3.178.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ganga, Yushmad, Padaka, Ala, Bhrashta, Sahacara, Vibhu, Yadriccha, Trilokesha, Vandyamana, Divaukasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.178.6). 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: “gaṅgovāca
  • gaṅgo -
  • gaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [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: “tvatpādakamalādbhraṣṭā gaṅgā sahacarā vibho
  • tvat -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • pādakam -
  • pādaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pādaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • alād -
  • ala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • bhraṣṭā* -
  • bhraṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhraṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gaṅgā -
  • gaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sahacarā* -
  • sahacara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sahacarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vibho -
  • vibhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vibhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “yadṛcchayā trilokeśa vandyamānā divaukasaiḥ
  • yadṛcchayā -
  • yadṛcchā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • trilokeśa -
  • trilokeśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vandyamānā* -
  • vand -> vandyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vand class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vand class 1 verb]
    vand -> vandyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vand class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vand class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vand class 1 verb]
    vandyamāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • divaukasaiḥ -
  • divaukasa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.178.6

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 5.3.178.6 in Bengali sript:
গঙ্গোবাচ ।
ত্বত্পাদকমলাদ্ভ্রষ্টা গঙ্গা সহচরা বিভো ।
যদৃচ্ছযা ত্রিলোকেশ বন্দ্যমানা দিবৌকসৈঃ ॥ ৬ ॥

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 5.3.178.6 in Kannada sript:
ಗಙ್ಗೋವಾಚ ।
ತ್ವತ್ಪಾದಕಮಲಾದ್ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಾ ಗಙ್ಗಾ ಸಹಚರಾ ವಿಭೋ ।
ಯದೃಚ್ಛಯಾ ತ್ರಿಲೋಕೇಶ ವನ್ದ್ಯಮಾನಾ ದಿವೌಕಸೈಃ ॥ ೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.178.6 in Gujarati sript:
ગઙ્ગોવાચ ।
ત્વત્પાદકમલાદ્ભ્રષ્ટા ગઙ્ગા સહચરા વિભો ।
યદૃચ્છયા ત્રિલોકેશ વન્દ્યમાના દિવૌકસૈઃ ॥ ૬ ॥

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 5.3.178.6 in Malayalam sript:
ഗങ്ഗോവാച ।
ത്വത്പാദകമലാദ്ഭ്രഷ്ടാ ഗങ്ഗാ സഹചരാ വിഭോ ।
യദൃച്ഛയാ ത്രിലോകേശ വന്ദ്യമാനാ ദിവൌകസൈഃ ॥ ൬ ॥

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