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Skanda Purana [sanskrit]
876,996 words | ISBN-10: 8170800978 | ISBN-13: 9788170800972
The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.272.8 (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 6.1.272.8
स देवानामहोरात्रं पुराणज्ञाः प्रचक्षते ।
अयनं चोत्तरं शुक्लं यद्देवानां दिनं च तत् ।
यद्दक्षिणं तु सा रात्रिः शुभकर्मविगर्हिता ॥ ८ ॥
sa devānāmahorātraṃ purāṇajñāḥ pracakṣate |
ayanaṃ cottaraṃ śuklaṃ yaddevānāṃ dinaṃ ca tat |
yaddakṣiṇaṃ tu sā rātriḥ śubhakarmavigarhitā || 8 ||
The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.272.8 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 (6.1.272.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Deva, Ahoratra, Puranajna, Pra, Ayana, Uttaram, Uttara, Shukla, Yat, Yad, Dina, Tat, Tad, Dakshina, Rat, Shubhakarman, Vigarhita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.272.8). 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: “sa devānāmahorātraṃ purāṇajñāḥ pracakṣate ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- devānām -
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deva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]deva (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]devā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ahorātram -
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ahorātra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- purāṇajñāḥ -
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purāṇajña (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cakṣate -
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√cakṣ (verb class 2)[present middle third plural]
- Line 2: “ayanaṃ cottaraṃ śuklaṃ yaddevānāṃ dinaṃ ca tat ”
- ayanam -
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ayana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ayana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ayanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- co -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uttaram -
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uttaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- śuklam -
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śukla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śukla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śuklā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yad -
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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]
- devānām -
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deva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]deva (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]devā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- dinam -
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dina (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dina (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dinā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 3: “yaddakṣiṇaṃ tu sā rātriḥ śubhakarmavigarhitā ”
- yad -
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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]
- dakṣiṇam -
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dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sā* -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- rāt -
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ra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√rā -> rāt (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √rā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √rā class 2 verb]
- ri -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]rī (noun, feminine)[adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- iḥ -
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i (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śubhakarma -
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śubhakarman (noun, masculine)[compound]śubhakarman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vigarhitā -
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vigarhitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.272.8
Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)
(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office
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Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)
স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.1.272.8 in Bengali sript:
স দেবানামহোরাত্রং পুরাণজ্ঞাঃ প্রচক্ষতে ।
অযনং চোত্তরং শুক্লং যদ্দেবানাং দিনং চ তত্ ।
যদ্দক্ষিণং তু সা রাত্রিঃ শুভকর্মবিগর্হিতা ॥ ৮ ॥
Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)
ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.1.272.8 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ದೇವಾನಾಮಹೋರಾತ್ರಂ ಪುರಾಣಜ್ಞಾಃ ಪ್ರಚಕ್ಷತೇ ।
ಅಯನಂ ಚೋತ್ತರಂ ಶುಕ್ಲಂ ಯದ್ದೇವಾನಾಂ ದಿನಂ ಚ ತತ್ ।
ಯದ್ದಕ್ಷಿಣಂ ತು ಸಾ ರಾತ್ರಿಃ ಶುಭಕರ್ಮವಿಗರ್ಹಿತಾ ॥ ೮ ॥
Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)
સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.1.272.8 in Gujarati sript:
સ દેવાનામહોરાત્રં પુરાણજ્ઞાઃ પ્રચક્ષતે ।
અયનં ચોત્તરં શુક્લં યદ્દેવાનાં દિનં ચ તત્ ।
યદ્દક્ષિણં તુ સા રાત્રિઃ શુભકર્મવિગર્હિતા ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)
(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.1.272.8 in Malayalam sript:
സ ദേവാനാമഹോരാത്രം പുരാണജ്ഞാഃ പ്രചക്ഷതേ ।
അയനം ചോത്തരം ശുക്ലം യദ്ദേവാനാം ദിനം ച തത് ।
യദ്ദക്ഷിണം തു സാ രാത്രിഃ ശുഭകര്മവിഗര്ഹിതാ ॥ ൮ ॥