Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.3.38.3 (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 7.3.38.3

ययाति रुवाच ।
किमर्थं तत्र सा गुप्ता जाह्नवी तिष्ठते विभो ।
कस्मिन्काले समायाता परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥ ३ ॥

yayāti ruvāca |
kimarthaṃ tatra sā guptā jāhnavī tiṣṭhate vibho |
kasminkāle samāyātā paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me || 3 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.3.38.3 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 (7.3.38.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaca, Kimartha, Tatra, Gupta, Jahnavi, Tishthat, Vibhu, Kah, Kim, Kale, Kala, Samayata, Param, Para, Kautuhala, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.3.38.3). 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: “yayāti ruvāca
  • yayāti -
  • yayāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ru -
  • ru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vāca -
  • vāca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kimarthaṃ tatra guptā jāhnavī tiṣṭhate vibho
  • kimartham -
  • kimartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kimartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kimarthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • guptā* -
  • gupta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    guptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    gup -> gupta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √gup class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √gup class 4 verb]
    gup -> guptā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √gup class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √gup class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √gup class 4 verb]
  • jāhnavī -
  • jāhnavī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jāhnavi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jāhnavi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tiṣṭhate -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • vibho -
  • vibhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vibhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “kasminkāle samāyātā paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me
  • kasmin -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • samāyātā -
  • samāyātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kautūhalam -
  • kautūhala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • 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 7.3.38.3

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 7.3.38.3 in Bengali sript:
যযাতি রুবাচ ।
কিমর্থং তত্র সা গুপ্তা জাহ্নবী তিষ্ঠতে বিভো ।
কস্মিন্কালে সমাযাতা পরং কৌতূহলং হি মে ॥ ৩ ॥

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 7.3.38.3 in Kannada sript:
ಯಯಾತಿ ರುವಾಚ ।
ಕಿಮರ್ಥಂ ತತ್ರ ಸಾ ಗುಪ್ತಾ ಜಾಹ್ನವೀ ತಿಷ್ಠತೇ ವಿಭೋ ।
ಕಸ್ಮಿನ್ಕಾಲೇ ಸಮಾಯಾತಾ ಪರಂ ಕೌತೂಹಲಂ ಹಿ ಮೇ ॥ ೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.3.38.3 in Gujarati sript:
યયાતિ રુવાચ ।
કિમર્થં તત્ર સા ગુપ્તા જાહ્નવી તિષ્ઠતે વિભો ।
કસ્મિન્કાલે સમાયાતા પરં કૌતૂહલં હિ મે ॥ ૩ ॥

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 7.3.38.3 in Malayalam sript:
യയാതി രുവാച ।
കിമര്ഥം തത്ര സാ ഗുപ്താ ജാഹ്നവീ തിഷ്ഠതേ വിഭോ ।
കസ്മിന്കാലേ സമായാതാ പരം കൌതൂഹലം ഹി മേ ॥ ൩ ॥

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