Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.1.11.8 (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 7.1.11.8

अशीतिश्च सहस्राणि पूर्वपश्चायतं स्मृतम् ।
उत्तरे हिमवानस्ति क्षीरोदो दक्षिणे स्मृतः ॥ ८ ॥

aśītiśca sahasrāṇi pūrvapaścāyataṃ smṛtam |
uttare himavānasti kṣīrodo dakṣiṇe smṛtaḥ || 8 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.1.11.8 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 (7.1.11.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashiti, Sahasra, Purvapashcayata, Smrita, Uttara, Himavat, Asti, Kshiroda, Dakshine, Dakshina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.1.11.8). 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: “aśītiśca sahasrāṇi pūrvapaścāyataṃ smṛtam
  • aśītiś -
  • aśīti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pūrvapaścāyatam -
  • pūrvapaścāyata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrvapaścāyata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pūrvapaścāyatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • smṛtam -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “uttare himavānasti kṣīrodo dakṣiṇe smṛtaḥ
  • uttare -
  • uttara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    uttara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    uttarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • himavān -
  • himavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • kṣīrodo* -
  • kṣīroda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dakṣiṇe -
  • dakṣiṇe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • smṛtaḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.1.11.8

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 7.1.11.8 in Bengali sript:
অশীতিশ্চ সহস্রাণি পূর্বপশ্চাযতং স্মৃতম্ ।
উত্তরে হিমবানস্তি ক্ষীরোদো দক্ষিণে স্মৃতঃ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 7.1.11.8 in Kannada sript:
ಅಶೀತಿಶ್ಚ ಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ಪೂರ್ವಪಶ್ಚಾಯತಂ ಸ್ಮೃತಮ್ ।
ಉತ್ತರೇ ಹಿಮವಾನಸ್ತಿ ಕ್ಷೀರೋದೋ ದಕ್ಷಿಣೇ ಸ್ಮೃತಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.1.11.8 in Gujarati sript:
અશીતિશ્ચ સહસ્રાણિ પૂર્વપશ્ચાયતં સ્મૃતમ્ ।
ઉત્તરે હિમવાનસ્તિ ક્ષીરોદો દક્ષિણે સ્મૃતઃ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 7.1.11.8 in Malayalam sript:
അശീതിശ്ച സഹസ്രാണി പൂര്വപശ്ചായതം സ്മൃതമ് ।
ഉത്തരേ ഹിമവാനസ്തി ക്ഷീരോദോ ദക്ഷിണേ സ്മൃതഃ ॥ ൮ ॥

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