Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.209.71 (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 6.1.209.71

महेश्वर उवाच ।
शंख तुष्टोऽस्मि ते वत्स तपसानेन सुव्रत ।
तस्मात्कथय मे क्षिप्रं यद्ददामि तवाऽधुना ॥ ७१ ॥

maheśvara uvāca |
śaṃkha tuṣṭo'smi te vatsa tapasānena suvrata |
tasmātkathaya me kṣipraṃ yaddadāmi tavā'dhunā || 71 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.209.71 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 (6.1.209.71). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maheshvara, Shankha, Tushta, Tad, Yushmad, Vatsa, Tapasa, Suvrata, Tasmat, Asmad, Kshipram, Kshipra, Yat, Yad, Adhuna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.209.71). 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: “maheśvara uvāca
  • maheśvara* -
  • maheśvara (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: “śaṃkha tuṣṭo'smi te vatsa tapasānena suvrata
  • śaṅkha -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tuṣṭo' -
  • tuṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tuṣ -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tuṣ class 4 verb]
    tus -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tus class 1 verb]
    tuś -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tuś class 1 verb]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vatsa -
  • vatsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vatsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tapasān -
  • tapasa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ena -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • suvrata -
  • suvrata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suvrata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “tasmātkathaya me kṣipraṃ yaddadāmi tavā'dhunā
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • kathaya -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • kṣipram -
  • kṣipram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yad -
  • 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]
  • dadāmi -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present active first single]
    dad (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vā' -
  • adhunā -
  • adhunā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.209.71

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 6.1.209.71 in Bengali sript:
মহেশ্বর উবাচ ।
শংখ তুষ্টোঽস্মি তে বত্স তপসানেন সুব্রত ।
তস্মাত্কথয মে ক্ষিপ্রং যদ্দদামি তবাঽধুনা ॥ ৭১ ॥

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 6.1.209.71 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹೇಶ್ವರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಶಂಖ ತುಷ್ಟೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ತೇ ವತ್ಸ ತಪಸಾನೇನ ಸುವ್ರತ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾತ್ಕಥಯ ಮೇ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಂ ಯದ್ದದಾಮಿ ತವಾಽಧುನಾ ॥ ೭೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.209.71 in Gujarati sript:
મહેશ્વર ઉવાચ ।
શંખ તુષ્ટોઽસ્મિ તે વત્સ તપસાનેન સુવ્રત ।
તસ્માત્કથય મે ક્ષિપ્રં યદ્દદામિ તવાઽધુના ॥ ૭૧ ॥

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 6.1.209.71 in Malayalam sript:
മഹേശ്വര ഉവാച ।
ശംഖ തുഷ്ടോഽസ്മി തേ വത്സ തപസാനേന സുവ്രത ।
തസ്മാത്കഥയ മേ ക്ഷിപ്രം യദ്ദദാമി തവാഽധുനാ ॥ ൭൧ ॥

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