Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.242.1 (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 6.1.242.1

ऋषय ऊचुः ।
नारद उवाच ।
अष्टादश प्रकृतयः का वदस्व पितामह ।
वृत्तिस्तासां च को धर्मः सर्वं विस्तरतो मम ॥ १ ॥

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ |
nārada uvāca |
aṣṭādaśa prakṛtayaḥ kā vadasva pitāmaha |
vṛttistāsāṃ ca ko dharmaḥ sarvaṃ vistarato mama || 1 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.242.1 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 (6.1.242.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rishi, Narada, Ashtadasha, Ashtadashan, Prakriti, Pitamaha, Vritti, Kah, Dharma, Sarvam, Sarva, Vistaratah, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.242.1). 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: “ṛṣaya ūcuḥ
  • ṛṣaya* -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ūcuḥ -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • Line 2: “nārada uvāca
  • nārada* -
  • nārada (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 3: “aṣṭādaśa prakṛtayaḥ vadasva pitāmaha
  • aṣṭādaśa -
  • aṣṭādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭādaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    aṣṭādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prakṛtayaḥ -
  • prakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kā* -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vadasva -
  • vad (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • pitāmaha -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 4: “vṛttistāsāṃ ca ko dharmaḥ sarvaṃ vistarato mama
  • vṛttis -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāsām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vistarato* -
  • vistarataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.242.1

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 6.1.242.1 in Bengali sript:
ঋষয ঊচুঃ ।
নারদ উবাচ ।
অষ্টাদশ প্রকৃতযঃ কা বদস্ব পিতামহ ।
বৃত্তিস্তাসাং চ কো ধর্মঃ সর্বং বিস্তরতো মম ॥ 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 6.1.242.1 in Kannada sript:
ಋಷಯ ಊಚುಃ ।
ನಾರದ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅಷ್ಟಾದಶ ಪ್ರಕೃತಯಃ ಕಾ ವದಸ್ವ ಪಿತಾಮಹ ।
ವೃತ್ತಿಸ್ತಾಸಾಂ ಚ ಕೋ ಧರ್ಮಃ ಸರ್ವಂ ವಿಸ್ತರತೋ ಮಮ ॥ ೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.242.1 in Gujarati sript:
ઋષય ઊચુઃ ।
નારદ ઉવાચ ।
અષ્ટાદશ પ્રકૃતયઃ કા વદસ્વ પિતામહ ।
વૃત્તિસ્તાસાં ચ કો ધર્મઃ સર્વં વિસ્તરતો મમ ॥ 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 6.1.242.1 in Malayalam sript:
ഋഷയ ഊചുഃ ।
നാരദ ഉവാച ।
അഷ്ടാദശ പ്രകൃതയഃ കാ വദസ്വ പിതാമഹ ।
വൃത്തിസ്താസാം ച കോ ധര്മഃ സര്വം വിസ്തരതോ മമ ॥ ൧ ॥

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