Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.7.37 (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 1.1.7.37

तत्र विंशतिसंस्कारास्तेषामष्टाधिकाभवन् ।
कथिताः शंकरेणैव लिंगस्याचनसूचकाः ॥ ३७ ॥

tatra viṃśatisaṃskārāsteṣāmaṣṭādhikābhavan |
kathitāḥ śaṃkareṇaiva liṃgasyācanasūcakāḥ || 37 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.7.37 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 (1.1.7.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Samskara, Tad, Ashta, Ashtan, Adhika, Kathita, Shankara, Linga, Asu, Ucaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.7.37). 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: “tatra viṃśatisaṃskārāsteṣāmaṣṭādhikābhavan
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • viṃśati -
  • viṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṃśati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • saṃskārās -
  • saṃskāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃskārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • aṣṭā -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √]
    aṣṭan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aṣṭan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
    -> aṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 5 verb]
    akṣ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    akṣ (verb class 5)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • adhikā -
  • adhika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavan -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • Line 2: “kathitāḥ śaṃkareṇaiva liṃgasyācanasūcakāḥ
  • kathitāḥ -
  • kathita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kathitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
  • śaṅkareṇai -
  • śaṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śaṅkara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • liṅgasyā -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    liṅg (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • ācan -
  • ac (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
    añc (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • asū -
  • asu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    asū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ucakāḥ -
  • ucaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.1.7.37

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 1.1.7.37 in Bengali sript:
তত্র বিংশতিসংস্কারাস্তেষামষ্টাধিকাভবন্ ।
কথিতাঃ শংকরেণৈব লিংগস্যাচনসূচকাঃ ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 1.1.7.37 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರ ವಿಂಶತಿಸಂಸ್ಕಾರಾಸ್ತೇಷಾಮಷ್ಟಾಧಿಕಾಭವನ್ ।
ಕಥಿತಾಃ ಶಂಕರೇಣೈವ ಲಿಂಗಸ್ಯಾಚನಸೂಚಕಾಃ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.1.7.37 in Gujarati sript:
તત્ર વિંશતિસંસ્કારાસ્તેષામષ્ટાધિકાભવન્ ।
કથિતાઃ શંકરેણૈવ લિંગસ્યાચનસૂચકાઃ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 1.1.7.37 in Malayalam sript:
തത്ര വിംശതിസംസ്കാരാസ്തേഷാമഷ്ടാധികാഭവന് ।
കഥിതാഃ ശംകരേണൈവ ലിംഗസ്യാചനസൂചകാഃ ॥ ൩൭ ॥

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