Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.271.318 (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 6.1.271.318

बकस्यास्य समीपे तु नाडीजंघस्य धीमतः ।
चिरायुरिति विज्ञाय आत्मनश्चायुरुत्तमम् ।
इन्द्रद्युम्नस्य वार्तार्थं द्विगुणायुषमात्मनः ॥ ३१८ ॥

bakasyāsya samīpe tu nāḍījaṃghasya dhīmataḥ |
cirāyuriti vijñāya ātmanaścāyuruttamam |
indradyumnasya vārtārthaṃ dviguṇāyuṣamātmanaḥ || 318 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.271.318 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 (6.1.271.318). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Baka, Idam, Samipa, Nadijangha, Dhimat, Dhimata, Cirayu, Cirayus, Iti, Vijnaya, Atman, Cayu, Uttamam, Uttama, Indradyumna, Varta, Artha, Dviguna, Ayusha, Ayus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.271.318). 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: “bakasyāsya samīpe tu nāḍījaṃghasya dhīmataḥ
  • bakasyā -
  • baka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samīpe -
  • samīpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samīpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samīpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nāḍījaṅghasya -
  • nāḍījaṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • dhīmataḥ -
  • dhīmat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhīmat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhīmata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “cirāyuriti vijñāya ātmanaścāyuruttamam
  • cirāyur -
  • cirāyus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cirāyus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cirāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vijñāya*ā -
  • vijñāya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vijñāya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vijñāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ātmanaś -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • cāyur -
  • cāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “indradyumnasya vārtārthaṃ dviguṇāyuṣamātmanaḥ
  • indradyumnasya -
  • indradyumna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    indradyumna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vārtā -
  • vārta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vārta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vārtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dviguṇā -
  • dviguṇā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dviguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dviguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dviguṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āyuṣam -
  • āyuṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āyus (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ātmanaḥ -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.271.318

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 6.1.271.318 in Bengali sript:
বকস্যাস্য সমীপে তু নাডীজংঘস্য ধীমতঃ ।
চিরাযুরিতি বিজ্ঞায আত্মনশ্চাযুরুত্তমম্ ।
ইন্দ্রদ্যুম্নস্য বার্তার্থং দ্বিগুণাযুষমাত্মনঃ ॥ ৩১৮ ॥

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 6.1.271.318 in Kannada sript:
ಬಕಸ್ಯಾಸ್ಯ ಸಮೀಪೇ ತು ನಾಡೀಜಂಘಸ್ಯ ಧೀಮತಃ ।
ಚಿರಾಯುರಿತಿ ವಿಜ್ಞಾಯ ಆತ್ಮನಶ್ಚಾಯುರುತ್ತಮಮ್ ।
ಇನ್ದ್ರದ್ಯುಮ್ನಸ್ಯ ವಾರ್ತಾರ್ಥಂ ದ್ವಿಗುಣಾಯುಷಮಾತ್ಮನಃ ॥ ೩೧೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.271.318 in Gujarati sript:
બકસ્યાસ્ય સમીપે તુ નાડીજંઘસ્ય ધીમતઃ ।
ચિરાયુરિતિ વિજ્ઞાય આત્મનશ્ચાયુરુત્તમમ્ ।
ઇન્દ્રદ્યુમ્નસ્ય વાર્તાર્થં દ્વિગુણાયુષમાત્મનઃ ॥ ૩૧૮ ॥

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 6.1.271.318 in Malayalam sript:
ബകസ്യാസ്യ സമീപേ തു നാഡീജംഘസ്യ ധീമതഃ ।
ചിരായുരിതി വിജ്ഞായ ആത്മനശ്ചായുരുത്തമമ് ।
ഇന്ദ്രദ്യുമ്നസ്യ വാര്താര്ഥം ദ്വിഗുണായുഷമാത്മനഃ ॥ ൩൧൮ ॥

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