Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.25.1 (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 6.1.25.1

। सूत उवाच ।
तत्राश्चर्यमभूत्पूर्वं यत्तद्ब्राह्मणसत्तमाः ।
तद्वोऽहं संप्रवक्ष्यामि गंगामाहात्म्यसंभवम् ॥ १ ॥

| sūta uvāca |
tatrāścaryamabhūtpūrvaṃ yattadbrāhmaṇasattamāḥ |
tadvo'haṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi gaṃgāmāhātmyasaṃbhavam || 1 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.25.1 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 (6.1.25.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suta, Tatra, Ashcaryam, Ashcarya, Purvam, Purva, Yat, Yad, Tad, Tat, Brahmanasattama, Yushmad, Aha, Asmad, Gangamahatmya, Sambhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.25.1). 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: “sūta uvāca
  • sūta* -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • 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: “tatrāścaryamabhūtpūrvaṃ yattadbrāhmaṇasattamāḥ
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āścaryam -
  • āścaryam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āścarya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āścarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āścaryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abhūt -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • brāhmaṇasattamāḥ -
  • brāhmaṇasattama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 3: “tadvo'haṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi gaṃgāmāhātmyasaṃbhavam
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vo' -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • sampra -
  • sampra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vakṣyāmi -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
  • gaṅgāmāhātmya -
  • gaṅgāmāhātmya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sambhavam -
  • sambhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sambhava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sambhavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.25.1

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 6.1.25.1 in Bengali sript:

সূত উবাচ ।
তত্রাশ্চর্যমভূত্পূর্বং যত্তদ্ব্রাহ্মণসত্তমাঃ ।
তদ্বোঽহং সংপ্রবক্ষ্যামি গংগামাহাত্ম্যসংভবম্ ॥ 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 6.1.25.1 in Kannada sript:

ಸೂತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತತ್ರಾಶ್ಚರ್ಯಮಭೂತ್ಪೂರ್ವಂ ಯತ್ತದ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಸತ್ತಮಾಃ ।
ತದ್ವೋಽಹಂ ಸಂಪ್ರವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಗಂಗಾಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯಸಂಭವಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.25.1 in Gujarati sript:

સૂત ઉવાચ ।
તત્રાશ્ચર્યમભૂત્પૂર્વં યત્તદ્બ્રાહ્મણસત્તમાઃ ।
તદ્વોઽહં સંપ્રવક્ષ્યામિ ગંગામાહાત્મ્યસંભવમ્ ॥ 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 6.1.25.1 in Malayalam sript:

സൂത ഉവാച ।
തത്രാശ്ചര്യമഭൂത്പൂര്വം യത്തദ്ബ്രാഹ്മണസത്തമാഃ ।
തദ്വോഽഹം സംപ്രവക്ഷ്യാമി ഗംഗാമാഹാത്മ്യസംഭവമ് ॥ ൧ ॥

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