Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.2.17.98 (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 7.2.17.98

बलिरुवाच ।
कोऽयं रैवतकोनाम व्रतं किं विष्णुवल्लभम् ।
शिवावृक्षास्तु के प्रोक्तास्तत्कथं कथयस्व मे ॥ ९८ ॥

baliruvāca |
ko'yaṃ raivatakonāma vrataṃ kiṃ viṣṇuvallabham |
śivāvṛkṣāstu ke proktāstatkathaṃ kathayasva me || 98 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.2.17.98 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 (7.2.17.98). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bali, Kah, Aya, Idam, Raivataka, Una, Vrata, Kim, Vishnuvallabha, Shiva, Shivi, Riksha, Prokta, Tat, Tad, Katham, Katha, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.2.17.98). 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: “baliruvāca
  • balir -
  • bali (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: “ko'yaṃ raivatakonāma vrataṃ kiṃ viṣṇuvallabham
  • ko' -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • raivatako -
  • raivataka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ūnām -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ūnā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vratam -
  • vrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • viṣṇuvallabham -
  • viṣṇuvallabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viṣṇuvallabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viṣṇuvallabhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “śivāvṛkṣāstu ke proktāstatkathaṃ kathayasva me
  • śivāvṛ -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śivi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śivi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ṛkṣās -
  • ṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ṛkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • proktās -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kathayasva -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.2.17.98

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 7.2.17.98 in Bengali sript:
বলিরুবাচ ।
কোঽযং রৈবতকোনাম ব্রতং কিং বিষ্ণুবল্লভম্ ।
শিবাবৃক্ষাস্তু কে প্রোক্তাস্তত্কথং কথযস্ব মে ॥ ৯৮ ॥

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 7.2.17.98 in Kannada sript:
ಬಲಿರುವಾಚ ।
ಕೋಽಯಂ ರೈವತಕೋನಾಮ ವ್ರತಂ ಕಿಂ ವಿಷ್ಣುವಲ್ಲಭಮ್ ।
ಶಿವಾವೃಕ್ಷಾಸ್ತು ಕೇ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತಾಸ್ತತ್ಕಥಂ ಕಥಯಸ್ವ ಮೇ ॥ ೯೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.2.17.98 in Gujarati sript:
બલિરુવાચ ।
કોઽયં રૈવતકોનામ વ્રતં કિં વિષ્ણુવલ્લભમ્ ।
શિવાવૃક્ષાસ્તુ કે પ્રોક્તાસ્તત્કથં કથયસ્વ મે ॥ ૯૮ ॥

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 7.2.17.98 in Malayalam sript:
ബലിരുവാച ।
കോഽയം രൈവതകോനാമ വ്രതം കിം വിഷ്ണുവല്ലഭമ് ।
ശിവാവൃക്ഷാസ്തു കേ പ്രോക്താസ്തത്കഥം കഥയസ്വ മേ ॥ ൯൮ ॥

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