Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.1.278.278 (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 7.1.278.278

इति श्रीस्कान्दे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां सहितायां सप्तमे प्रभासखण्डे प्रथमे प्रभासक्षेत्रमाहात्म्ये देविकामाहात्म्यमूलस्थानमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनामाष्टसप्तत्युत्तर द्विशततमोऽध्यायः ॥ २७८ ॥

iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ sahitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye devikāmāhātmyamūlasthānamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāmāṣṭasaptatyuttara dviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 278 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.1.278.278 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 (7.1.278.278). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Shri, Skanda, Mahapurana, Sahasri, Sahita, Saptama, Prabhasakhanda, Prathama, Prabhasakshetramahatmya, Devika, Ahan, Atmya, Mulasthana, Varnana, Naman, Ashtasaptati, Uttara, Dvishatatama, Adhyaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.1.278.278). 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: “iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ sahitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye devikāmāhātmyamūlasthānamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāmāṣṭasaptatyuttara dviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • skānde -
  • skānda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    skānda (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    skāndā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahāpurāṇa -
  • mahāpurāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ekāśīti -
  • ekāśīti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sāhasryām -
  • sāhasrī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • sahitāyām -
  • sahitā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    sah -> sahitā (participle, feminine)
    [locative single from √sah class 1 verb], [locative single from √sah class 10 verb]
  • saptame -
  • saptama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saptama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • prabhāsakhaṇḍe -
  • prabhāsakhaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prabhāsakhaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • prathame -
  • prathama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    prathama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prathamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye -
  • prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • devikām -
  • devikā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āhā -
  • āhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āhan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third single]
  • ātmya -
  • ātmya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūlasthānam -
  • mūlasthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āhā -
  • āhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āhan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third single]
  • ātmya -
  • ātmya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇanaṃ -
  • varṇana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṇanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nāmā -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aṣṭasaptatyu -
  • aṣṭasaptati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • uttara -
  • uttara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uttara (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • dviśatatamo' -
  • dviśatatama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhyāyaḥ -
  • adhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhyā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.1.278.278

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 7.1.278.278 in Bengali sript:
ইতি শ্রীস্কান্দে মহাপুরাণ একাশীতিসাহস্র্যাং সহিতাযাং সপ্তমে প্রভাসখণ্ডে প্রথমে প্রভাসক্ষেত্রমাহাত্ম্যে দেবিকামাহাত্ম্যমূলস্থানমাহাত্ম্যবর্ণনংনামাষ্টসপ্তত্যুত্তর দ্বিশততমোঽধ্যাযঃ ॥ ২৭৮ ॥

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 7.1.278.278 in Kannada sript:
ಇತಿ ಶ್ರೀಸ್ಕಾನ್ದೇ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣ ಏಕಾಶೀತಿಸಾಹಸ್ರ್ಯಾಂ ಸಹಿತಾಯಾಂ ಸಪ್ತಮೇ ಪ್ರಭಾಸಖಣ್ಡೇ ಪ್ರಥಮೇ ಪ್ರಭಾಸಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯೇ ದೇವಿಕಾಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯಮೂಲಸ್ಥಾನಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯವರ್ಣನಂನಾಮಾಷ್ಟಸಪ್ತತ್ಯುತ್ತರ ದ್ವಿಶತತಮೋಽಧ್ಯಾಯಃ ॥ ೨೭೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.1.278.278 in Gujarati sript:
ઇતિ શ્રીસ્કાન્દે મહાપુરાણ એકાશીતિસાહસ્ર્યાં સહિતાયાં સપ્તમે પ્રભાસખણ્ડે પ્રથમે પ્રભાસક્ષેત્રમાહાત્મ્યે દેવિકામાહાત્મ્યમૂલસ્થાનમાહાત્મ્યવર્ણનંનામાષ્ટસપ્તત્યુત્તર દ્વિશતતમોઽધ્યાયઃ ॥ ૨૭૮ ॥

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 7.1.278.278 in Malayalam sript:
ഇതി ശ്രീസ്കാന്ദേ മഹാപുരാണ ഏകാശീതിസാഹസ്ര്യാം സഹിതായാം സപ്തമേ പ്രഭാസഖണ്ഡേ പ്രഥമേ പ്രഭാസക്ഷേത്രമാഹാത്മ്യേ ദേവികാമാഹാത്മ്യമൂലസ്ഥാനമാഹാത്മ്യവര്ണനംനാമാഷ്ടസപ്തത്യുത്തര ദ്വിശതതമോഽധ്യായഃ ॥ ൨൭൮ ॥

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