Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.2.16.112 (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 7.2.16.112

शिवरात्रिः सदा कार्या लिंगे स्वायंभुवे नरैः ।
तदभावे महापुण्ये लिंगे वर्षशताधिके ॥ ११२ ॥

śivarātriḥ sadā kāryā liṃge svāyaṃbhuve naraiḥ |
tadabhāve mahāpuṇye liṃge varṣaśatādhike || 112 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.2.16.112 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 (7.2.16.112). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shivaratri, Sada, Sad, Kari, Karya, Linga, Svayambhuva, Svayambhu, Nara, Tada, Bhava, Mahapunya, Varshashatadhika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.2.16.112). 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: “śivarātriḥ sadā kāryā liṃge svāyaṃbhuve naraiḥ
  • śivarātriḥ -
  • śivarātri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāryā* -
  • kāri (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kārī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ], [accusative plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • liṅge -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    liṅg (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • svāyambhuve -
  • svāyambhuva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    svāyambhuva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svāyambhuvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    svāyambhū (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • naraiḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “tadabhāve mahāpuṇye liṃge varṣaśatādhike
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāve -
  • bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • mahāpuṇye -
  • mahāpuṇya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahāpuṇya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mahāpuṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • liṅge -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    liṅg (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • varṣaśatādhike -
  • varṣaśatādhika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    varṣaśatādhika (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    varṣaśatādhikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.2.16.112

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 7.2.16.112 in Bengali sript:
শিবরাত্রিঃ সদা কার্যা লিংগে স্বাযংভুবে নরৈঃ ।
তদভাবে মহাপুণ্যে লিংগে বর্ষশতাধিকে ॥ ১১২ ॥

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 7.2.16.112 in Kannada sript:
ಶಿವರಾತ್ರಿಃ ಸದಾ ಕಾರ್ಯಾ ಲಿಂಗೇ ಸ್ವಾಯಂಭುವೇ ನರೈಃ ।
ತದಭಾವೇ ಮಹಾಪುಣ್ಯೇ ಲಿಂಗೇ ವರ್ಷಶತಾಧಿಕೇ ॥ ೧೧೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.2.16.112 in Gujarati sript:
શિવરાત્રિઃ સદા કાર્યા લિંગે સ્વાયંભુવે નરૈઃ ।
તદભાવે મહાપુણ્યે લિંગે વર્ષશતાધિકે ॥ ૧૧૨ ॥

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 7.2.16.112 in Malayalam sript:
ശിവരാത്രിഃ സദാ കാര്യാ ലിംഗേ സ്വായംഭുവേ നരൈഃ ।
തദഭാവേ മഹാപുണ്യേ ലിംഗേ വര്ഷശതാധികേ ॥ ൧൧൨ ॥

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