Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.21.14 (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 1.1.21.14

अचलः प्रत्युवाचेदं गिरिशं नतकंधरः ।
कस्मान्मयानया सार्द्धं नागंतव्यं तदुच्यताम् ।
अचलं च व्रीत शंभुः प्रहसन्वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ १४ ॥

acalaḥ pratyuvācedaṃ giriśaṃ natakaṃdharaḥ |
kasmānmayānayā sārddhaṃ nāgaṃtavyaṃ taducyatām |
acalaṃ ca vrīta śaṃbhuḥ prahasanvākyamabravīt || 14 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.21.14 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 (1.1.21.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Acala, Prati, Idam, Girisha, Natakandhara, Kasmat, Kah, Kim, Maya, Aya, Arddha, Nri, Agantavya, Tad, Tat, Ucyat, Vrita, Shambhu, Prahasat, Vakya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.21.14). 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: “acalaḥ pratyuvācedaṃ giriśaṃ natakaṃdharaḥ
  • acalaḥ -
  • acala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • pratyu -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • uvāce -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • giriśam -
  • giriśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    giriśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • natakandharaḥ -
  • natakandhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kasmānmayānayā sārddhaṃ nāgaṃtavyaṃ taducyatām
  • kasmān -
  • kasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • mayān -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ayā -
  • ayā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārddham -
  • ārddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āgantavyam -
  • āgantavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ucyatām -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc (verb class 4)
    [imperative active third dual]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [imperative passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • Line 3: “acalaṃ ca vrīta śaṃbhuḥ prahasanvākyamabravīt
  • acalam -
  • acala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    acala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    acalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vrīta -
  • vrī -> vrīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vrī class 4 verb], [vocative single from √vrī class 9 verb]
    vrī -> vrīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vrī class 4 verb], [vocative single from √vrī class 9 verb]
  • śambhuḥ -
  • śambhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śambhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prahasan -
  • prahasat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.1.21.14

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 1.1.21.14 in Bengali sript:
অচলঃ প্রত্যুবাচেদং গিরিশং নতকংধরঃ ।
কস্মান্মযানযা সার্দ্ধং নাগংতব্যং তদুচ্যতাম্ ।
অচলং চ ব্রীত শংভুঃ প্রহসন্বাক্যমব্রবীত্ ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 1.1.21.14 in Kannada sript:
ಅಚಲಃ ಪ್ರತ್ಯುವಾಚೇದಂ ಗಿರಿಶಂ ನತಕಂಧರಃ ।
ಕಸ್ಮಾನ್ಮಯಾನಯಾ ಸಾರ್ದ್ಧಂ ನಾಗಂತವ್ಯಂ ತದುಚ್ಯತಾಮ್ ।
ಅಚಲಂ ಚ ವ್ರೀತ ಶಂಭುಃ ಪ್ರಹಸನ್ವಾಕ್ಯಮಬ್ರವೀತ್ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.1.21.14 in Gujarati sript:
અચલઃ પ્રત્યુવાચેદં ગિરિશં નતકંધરઃ ।
કસ્માન્મયાનયા સાર્દ્ધં નાગંતવ્યં તદુચ્યતામ્ ।
અચલં ચ વ્રીત શંભુઃ પ્રહસન્વાક્યમબ્રવીત્ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 1.1.21.14 in Malayalam sript:
അചലഃ പ്രത്യുവാചേദം ഗിരിശം നതകംധരഃ ।
കസ്മാന്മയാനയാ സാര്ദ്ധം നാഗംതവ്യം തദുച്യതാമ് ।
അചലം ച വ്രീത ശംഭുഃ പ്രഹസന്വാക്യമബ്രവീത് ॥ ൧൪ ॥

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