Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.1.217.1 (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 7.1.217.1

ईश्वर उवाच ।
गौतमेश्वरतो देवि पश्चिमे नातिदूरतः ।
धनुःषोडशभिर्देवि देवराजेश्वरः स्थितः ॥ १ ॥

īśvara uvāca |
gautameśvarato devi paścime nātidūrataḥ |
dhanuḥṣoḍaśabhirdevi devarājeśvaraḥ sthitaḥ || 1 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.1.217.1 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 (7.1.217.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ishvara, Gautameshvara, Tas, Devi, Devin, Pashcime, Pashcima, Natidura, Dhanu, Dhanus, Shodashan, Devaraj, Devaraja, Devarajan, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.1.217.1). 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: “īśvara uvāca
  • īśvara* -
  • īśvara (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 2: “gautameśvarato devi paścime nātidūrataḥ
  • gautameśvara -
  • gautameśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gautameśvara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • to* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • devi -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    devin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • paścime -
  • paścime (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paścima (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    paścima (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    paścimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nātidūra -
  • nātidūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nātidūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “dhanuḥṣoḍaśabhirdevi devarājeśvaraḥ sthitaḥ
  • dhanuḥ -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṣoḍaśabhir -
  • ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • devi -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    devin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • devarāje -
  • devarāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    devarājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    devarāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
  • iśvaraḥ -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sthitaḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.1.217.1

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 7.1.217.1 in Bengali sript:
ঈশ্বর উবাচ ।
গৌতমেশ্বরতো দেবি পশ্চিমে নাতিদূরতঃ ।
ধনুঃষোডশভির্দেবি দেবরাজেশ্বরঃ স্থিতঃ ॥ 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 7.1.217.1 in Kannada sript:
ಈಶ್ವರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಗೌತಮೇಶ್ವರತೋ ದೇವಿ ಪಶ್ಚಿಮೇ ನಾತಿದೂರತಃ ।
ಧನುಃಷೋಡಶಭಿರ್ದೇವಿ ದೇವರಾಜೇಶ್ವರಃ ಸ್ಥಿತಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.1.217.1 in Gujarati sript:
ઈશ્વર ઉવાચ ।
ગૌતમેશ્વરતો દેવિ પશ્ચિમે નાતિદૂરતઃ ।
ધનુઃષોડશભિર્દેવિ દેવરાજેશ્વરઃ સ્થિતઃ ॥ 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 7.1.217.1 in Malayalam sript:
ഈശ്വര ഉവാച ।
ഗൌതമേശ്വരതോ ദേവി പശ്ചിമേ നാതിദൂരതഃ ।
ധനുഃഷോഡശഭിര്ദേവി ദേവരാജേശ്വരഃ സ്ഥിതഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

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