Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.2.9.178 (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 7.2.9.178

षोडशैते मया प्रश्नाः पृष्टा मे निर्णयं वद ॥ १७८ ॥

ṣoḍaśaite mayā praśnāḥ pṛṣṭā me nirṇayaṃ vada || 178 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.2.9.178 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 (7.2.9.178). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shodasha, Shodashan, Maya, Asmad, Prashna, Prishta, Nirnaya, Vada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.2.9.178). 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: “ṣoḍaśaite mayā praśnāḥ pṛṣṭā me nirṇayaṃ vada
  • ṣoḍaśai -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aite -
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • praśnāḥ -
  • praśna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pṛṣṭā* -
  • pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √praś class 6 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √praś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √praś class 6 verb]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • nirṇayam -
  • nirṇaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vada -
  • vada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.2.9.178

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 7.2.9.178 in Bengali sript:
ষোডশৈতে মযা প্রশ্নাঃ পৃষ্টা মে নির্ণযং বদ ॥ ১৭৮ ॥

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 7.2.9.178 in Kannada sript:
ಷೋಡಶೈತೇ ಮಯಾ ಪ್ರಶ್ನಾಃ ಪೃಷ್ಟಾ ಮೇ ನಿರ್ಣಯಂ ವದ ॥ ೧೭೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.2.9.178 in Gujarati sript:
ષોડશૈતે મયા પ્રશ્નાઃ પૃષ્ટા મે નિર્ણયં વદ ॥ ૧૭૮ ॥

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 7.2.9.178 in Malayalam sript:
ഷോഡശൈതേ മയാ പ്രശ്നാഃ പൃഷ്ടാ മേ നിര്ണയം വദ ॥ ൧൭൮ ॥

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