Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.76.18 (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 6.1.76.18

पथिक उवाच ।
अस्ति कान्तीपुरीनाम पुरंदरपुरी यथा ।
सुस्थितैः सेविता नित्यं जनैर्धर्मव्रतान्वितैः ॥ १८ ॥

pathika uvāca |
asti kāntīpurīnāma puraṃdarapurī yathā |
susthitaiḥ sevitā nityaṃ janairdharmavratānvitaiḥ || 18 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.76.18 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 (6.1.76.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pathika, Asti, Kanti, Pur, Puri, Ina, Purandarapuri, Yatha, Susthita, Sevita, Nityam, Nitya, Jana, Dharmavrata, Anvita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.76.18). 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: “pathika uvāca
  • pathika* -
  • pathika (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: “asti kāntīpurīnāma puraṃdarapurī yathā
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • kāntī -
  • kāntī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kānti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • purī -
  • puri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    purī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • inām -
  • inā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • purandarapurī -
  • purandarapurī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 3: “susthitaiḥ sevitā nityaṃ janairdharmavratānvitaiḥ
  • susthitaiḥ -
  • susthita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    susthita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sevitā* -
  • sevita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sevitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sev -> sevita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb]
    sev -> sevitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sev class 1 verb]
    sīv -> sevita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sīv], [vocative plural from √sīv]
    sīv -> sevitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sīv], [vocative plural from √sīv], [accusative plural from √sīv]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • janair -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dharmavratā -
  • dharmavratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anvitaiḥ -
  • anvita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    anvita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.76.18

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 6.1.76.18 in Bengali sript:
পথিক উবাচ ।
অস্তি কান্তীপুরীনাম পুরংদরপুরী যথা ।
সুস্থিতৈঃ সেবিতা নিত্যং জনৈর্ধর্মব্রতান্বিতৈঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 6.1.76.18 in Kannada sript:
ಪಥಿಕ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅಸ್ತಿ ಕಾನ್ತೀಪುರೀನಾಮ ಪುರಂದರಪುರೀ ಯಥಾ ।
ಸುಸ್ಥಿತೈಃ ಸೇವಿತಾ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಜನೈರ್ಧರ್ಮವ್ರತಾನ್ವಿತೈಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.76.18 in Gujarati sript:
પથિક ઉવાચ ।
અસ્તિ કાન્તીપુરીનામ પુરંદરપુરી યથા ।
સુસ્થિતૈઃ સેવિતા નિત્યં જનૈર્ધર્મવ્રતાન્વિતૈઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 6.1.76.18 in Malayalam sript:
പഥിക ഉവാച ।
അസ്തി കാന്തീപുരീനാമ പുരംദരപുരീ യഥാ ।
സുസ്ഥിതൈഃ സേവിതാ നിത്യം ജനൈര്ധര്മവ്രതാന്വിതൈഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

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