Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.199.79 (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 6.1.199.79

पक्षिणां गरुडो यद्वत्सिंहोऽरण्यनिवासिनाम् ।
स्थानजानां तु विप्राणां श्रेष्ठोऽष्टकुलिकस्तथा ॥ ७९ ॥

pakṣiṇāṃ garuḍo yadvatsiṃho'raṇyanivāsinām |
sthānajānāṃ tu viprāṇāṃ śreṣṭho'ṣṭakulikastathā || 79 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.199.79 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 (6.1.199.79). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pakshin, Garuda, Yadvat, Simha, Iva, Sthana, Vipra, Shreshtha, Ashta, Ashtan, Kulika, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.199.79). 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: “pakṣiṇāṃ garuḍo yadvatsiṃho'raṇyanivāsinām
  • pakṣiṇām -
  • pakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pakṣin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • garuḍo* -
  • garuḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yadvat -
  • yadvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • siṃho' -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • araṇyan -
  • raṇ (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asinām -
  • si (verb class 9)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 2: “sthānajānāṃ tu viprāṇāṃ śreṣṭho'ṣṭakulikastathā
  • sthāna -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jānām -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • viprāṇām -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    viprā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śreṣṭho' -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṣṭa -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √]
    aṣṭan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    aṣṭan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
  • kulikas -
  • kulika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.199.79

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 6.1.199.79 in Bengali sript:
পক্ষিণাং গরুডো যদ্বত্সিংহোঽরণ্যনিবাসিনাম্ ।
স্থানজানাং তু বিপ্রাণাং শ্রেষ্ঠোঽষ্টকুলিকস্তথা ॥ ৭৯ ॥

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 6.1.199.79 in Kannada sript:
ಪಕ್ಷಿಣಾಂ ಗರುಡೋ ಯದ್ವತ್ಸಿಂಹೋಽರಣ್ಯನಿವಾಸಿನಾಮ್ ।
ಸ್ಥಾನಜಾನಾಂ ತು ವಿಪ್ರಾಣಾಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠೋಽಷ್ಟಕುಲಿಕಸ್ತಥಾ ॥ ೭೯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.199.79 in Gujarati sript:
પક્ષિણાં ગરુડો યદ્વત્સિંહોઽરણ્યનિવાસિનામ્ ।
સ્થાનજાનાં તુ વિપ્રાણાં શ્રેષ્ઠોઽષ્ટકુલિકસ્તથા ॥ ૭૯ ॥

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 6.1.199.79 in Malayalam sript:
പക്ഷിണാം ഗരുഡോ യദ്വത്സിംഹോഽരണ്യനിവാസിനാമ് ।
സ്ഥാനജാനാം തു വിപ്രാണാം ശ്രേഷ്ഠോഽഷ്ടകുലികസ്തഥാ ॥ ൭൯ ॥

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