Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.26.1 (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 1.1.26.1

लोमश उवाच ।
अथ ते पर्वतश्रेष्ठा मेर्वाद्या जातसंभ्रमाः ।
ऊचुस्ते चैकपद्येन हिमवंतं महागिरिम् ॥ १ ॥

lomaśa uvāca |
atha te parvataśreṣṭhā mervādyā jātasaṃbhramāḥ |
ūcuste caikapadyena himavaṃtaṃ mahāgirim || 1 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.26.1 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 (1.1.26.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lomasha, Atha, Tad, Yushmad, Parvatashreshtha, Meru, Adi, Adya, Jata, Sambhrama, Aikapadya, Himavat, Himavanta, Mahagiri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.26.1). 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: “lomaśa uvāca
  • lomaśa* -
  • lomaśa (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: “atha te parvataśreṣṭhā mervādyā jātasaṃbhramāḥ
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • parvataśreṣṭhā* -
  • parvataśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mervā -
  • meru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    meru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ādyā* -
  • ādi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ādya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ādyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ad], [vocative plural from √ad]
    ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ad], [vocative plural from √ad], [accusative plural from √ad]
  • jāta -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • sambhramāḥ -
  • sambhrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sambhramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “ūcuste caikapadyena himavaṃtaṃ mahāgirim
  • ūcus -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aikapadyena -
  • aikapadya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • himavantam -
  • himavat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    himavanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    himavanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahāgirim -
  • mahāgiri (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.1.26.1

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 1.1.26.1 in Bengali sript:
লোমশ উবাচ ।
অথ তে পর্বতশ্রেষ্ঠা মের্বাদ্যা জাতসংভ্রমাঃ ।
ঊচুস্তে চৈকপদ্যেন হিমবংতং মহাগিরিম্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 1.1.26.1 in Kannada sript:
ಲೋಮಶ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅಥ ತೇ ಪರ್ವತಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾ ಮೇರ್ವಾದ್ಯಾ ಜಾತಸಂಭ್ರಮಾಃ ।
ಊಚುಸ್ತೇ ಚೈಕಪದ್ಯೇನ ಹಿಮವಂತಂ ಮಹಾಗಿರಿಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.1.26.1 in Gujarati sript:
લોમશ ઉવાચ ।
અથ તે પર્વતશ્રેષ્ઠા મેર્વાદ્યા જાતસંભ્રમાઃ ।
ઊચુસ્તે ચૈકપદ્યેન હિમવંતં મહાગિરિમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 1.1.26.1 in Malayalam sript:
ലോമശ ഉവാച ।
അഥ തേ പര്വതശ്രേഷ്ഠാ മേര്വാദ്യാ ജാതസംഭ്രമാഃ ।
ഊചുസ്തേ ചൈകപദ്യേന ഹിമവംതം മഹാഗിരിമ് ॥ ൧ ॥

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