Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.201.8 (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 6.1.201.8

अज्ञातपितृवंशो यो दूरादपि समागतः ।
सामान्यं वांछते पद्यं नागरोऽस्मीति कीर्तयन् ॥ ८ ॥

ajñātapitṛvaṃśo yo dūrādapi samāgataḥ |
sāmānyaṃ vāṃchate padyaṃ nāgaro'smīti kīrtayan || 8 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.201.8 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 (6.1.201.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ajnata, Pitrivamsha, Yah, Durat, Dura, Api, Samagata, Samanyam, Samanya, Vanchat, Padya, Nagara, Iti, Kirtayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.201.8). 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: “ajñātapitṛvaṃśo yo dūrādapi samāgataḥ
  • ajñāta -
  • ajñāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajñāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second plural]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [aorist active second plural]
  • pitṛvaṃśo* -
  • pitṛvaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dūrād -
  • dūrāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dūra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dūra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • samāgataḥ -
  • samāgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sāmānyaṃ vāṃchate padyaṃ nāgaro'smīti kīrtayan
  • sāmānyam -
  • sāmānyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sāmānya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāmānya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāmānyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāñchate -
  • vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]
    vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]
  • padyam -
  • padya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    padya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    padyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nāgaro' -
  • nāgara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmī -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kīrtayan -
  • kīrtayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kīrt -> kīrtayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.201.8

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 6.1.201.8 in Bengali sript:
অজ্ঞাতপিতৃবংশো যো দূরাদপি সমাগতঃ ।
সামান্যং বাংছতে পদ্যং নাগরোঽস্মীতি কীর্তযন্ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 6.1.201.8 in Kannada sript:
ಅಜ್ಞಾತಪಿತೃವಂಶೋ ಯೋ ದೂರಾದಪಿ ಸಮಾಗತಃ ।
ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯಂ ವಾಂಛತೇ ಪದ್ಯಂ ನಾಗರೋಽಸ್ಮೀತಿ ಕೀರ್ತಯನ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.201.8 in Gujarati sript:
અજ્ઞાતપિતૃવંશો યો દૂરાદપિ સમાગતઃ ।
સામાન્યં વાંછતે પદ્યં નાગરોઽસ્મીતિ કીર્તયન્ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 6.1.201.8 in Malayalam sript:
അജ്ഞാതപിതൃവംശോ യോ ദൂരാദപി സമാഗതഃ ।
സാമാന്യം വാംഛതേ പദ്യം നാഗരോഽസ്മീതി കീര്തയന് ॥ ൮ ॥

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