Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.2.16.38 (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 7.2.16.38

निरीक्ष्य मेदिनीं सर्वां सपर्वतससागराम् ।
आद्यं सनातनं देवं भास्करं त्रिगुणात्मकम् ॥ ३८ ॥

nirīkṣya medinīṃ sarvāṃ saparvatasasāgarām |
ādyaṃ sanātanaṃ devaṃ bhāskaraṃ triguṇātmakam || 38 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.2.16.38 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 (7.2.16.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nirikshya, Medini, Saru, Sarva, Saparvata, Sasagara, Adya, Sanatana, Deva, Bhaskara, Trigunatmaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.2.16.38). 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: “nirīkṣya medinīṃ sarvāṃ saparvatasasāgarām
  • nirīkṣya -
  • nirīkṣya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nirīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • medinīm -
  • medinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sarvām -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • saparvata -
  • saparvata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saparvata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sasāgarām -
  • sasāgarā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ādyaṃ sanātanaṃ devaṃ bhāskaraṃ triguṇātmakam
  • ādyam -
  • ādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ādyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ad]
    ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ad], [accusative single from √ad]
  • sanātanam -
  • sanātana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sanātana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • devam -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • bhāskaram -
  • bhāskara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāskara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāskarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • triguṇātmakam -
  • triguṇātmaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    triguṇātmaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    triguṇātmakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.2.16.38

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 7.2.16.38 in Bengali sript:
নিরীক্ষ্য মেদিনীং সর্বাং সপর্বতসসাগরাম্ ।
আদ্যং সনাতনং দেবং ভাস্করং ত্রিগুণাত্মকম্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 7.2.16.38 in Kannada sript:
ನಿರೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಮೇದಿನೀಂ ಸರ್ವಾಂ ಸಪರ್ವತಸಸಾಗರಾಮ್ ।
ಆದ್ಯಂ ಸನಾತನಂ ದೇವಂ ಭಾಸ್ಕರಂ ತ್ರಿಗುಣಾತ್ಮಕಮ್ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.2.16.38 in Gujarati sript:
નિરીક્ષ્ય મેદિનીં સર્વાં સપર્વતસસાગરામ્ ।
આદ્યં સનાતનં દેવં ભાસ્કરં ત્રિગુણાત્મકમ્ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 7.2.16.38 in Malayalam sript:
നിരീക്ഷ്യ മേദിനീം സര്വാം സപര്വതസസാഗരാമ് ।
ആദ്യം സനാതനം ദേവം ഭാസ്കരം ത്രിഗുണാത്മകമ് ॥ ൩൮ ॥

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