Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.271.389 (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 6.1.271.389

प्रतोल्यां कुणपं स्थाप्य गुप्तं लोकैरलक्षितम् ।
स्वयं चैव स्थिता दूरं प्रेक्षमाणाः प्रयत्नतः ॥ ३८९ ॥

pratolyāṃ kuṇapaṃ sthāpya guptaṃ lokairalakṣitam |
svayaṃ caiva sthitā dūraṃ prekṣamāṇāḥ prayatnataḥ || 389 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.271.389 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 (6.1.271.389). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pratoli, Kunapa, Sthapya, Guptam, Gupta, Loka, Alakshita, Svayam, Sthita, Duram, Dura, Prayatnatah, Prayatnatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.271.389). 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: “pratolyāṃ kuṇapaṃ sthāpya guptaṃ lokairalakṣitam
  • pratolyām -
  • pratolī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • kuṇapam -
  • kuṇapa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuṇapa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kuṇapā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sthāpya -
  • sthāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sthā]
  • guptam -
  • guptam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    gupta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gupta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    guptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gup -> gupta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √gup class 4 verb]
    gup -> gupta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √gup class 4 verb], [accusative single from √gup class 4 verb]
  • lokair -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • alakṣitam -
  • alakṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alakṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alakṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “svayaṃ caiva sthitā dūraṃ prekṣamāṇāḥ prayatnataḥ
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • sthitā* -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • dūram -
  • dūram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dūra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dūra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dūrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prekṣam -
  • prekṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āṇā -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    aṇ (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • prayatnataḥ -
  • prayatnataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prayatnatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.271.389

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 6.1.271.389 in Bengali sript:
প্রতোল্যাং কুণপং স্থাপ্য গুপ্তং লোকৈরলক্ষিতম্ ।
স্বযং চৈব স্থিতা দূরং প্রেক্ষমাণাঃ প্রযত্নতঃ ॥ ৩৮৯ ॥

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 6.1.271.389 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರತೋಲ್ಯಾಂ ಕುಣಪಂ ಸ್ಥಾಪ್ಯ ಗುಪ್ತಂ ಲೋಕೈರಲಕ್ಷಿತಮ್ ।
ಸ್ವಯಂ ಚೈವ ಸ್ಥಿತಾ ದೂರಂ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಮಾಣಾಃ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನತಃ ॥ ೩೮೯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.271.389 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રતોલ્યાં કુણપં સ્થાપ્ય ગુપ્તં લોકૈરલક્ષિતમ્ ।
સ્વયં ચૈવ સ્થિતા દૂરં પ્રેક્ષમાણાઃ પ્રયત્નતઃ ॥ ૩૮૯ ॥

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 6.1.271.389 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രതോല്യാം കുണപം സ്ഥാപ്യ ഗുപ്തം ലോകൈരലക്ഷിതമ് ।
സ്വയം ചൈവ സ്ഥിതാ ദൂരം പ്രേക്ഷമാണാഃ പ്രയത്നതഃ ॥ ൩൮൯ ॥

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