Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.22.1 (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 1.2.22.1

नारद उवाच ।
एवं विप्रकृता देवा महेंद्रसहितास्तदा ।
ययुः स्वायंभुवं दाम मर्करूपमुपाश्रिताः ॥ १ ॥

nārada uvāca |
evaṃ viprakṛtā devā maheṃdrasahitāstadā |
yayuḥ svāyaṃbhuvaṃ dāma markarūpamupāśritāḥ || 1 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.22.1 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 (1.2.22.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Narada, Evam, Eva, Viprakrita, Deva, Mahendra, Sahita, Tada, Yayu, Svayambhuva, Svayambhu, Dama, Daman, Marka, Rupa, Upashrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.22.1). 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: “nārada uvāca
  • nārada* -
  • nārada (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: “evaṃ viprakṛtā devā maheṃdrasahitāstadā
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viprakṛtā* -
  • viprakṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viprakṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • devā* -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahendra -
  • mahendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahitās -
  • sahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sahitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √sah class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 10 verb]
    sah -> sahitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √sah class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √sah class 10 verb]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “yayuḥ svāyaṃbhuvaṃ dāma markarūpamupāśritāḥ
  • yayuḥ -
  • yayu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yayu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • svāyambhuvam -
  • svāyambhuva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svāyambhuva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svāyambhuvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    svāyambhū (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dāma -
  • dāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • marka -
  • marka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • upāśritāḥ -
  • upāśrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    upāśritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.22.1

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 1.2.22.1 in Bengali sript:
নারদ উবাচ ।
এবং বিপ্রকৃতা দেবা মহেংদ্রসহিতাস্তদা ।
যযুঃ স্বাযংভুবং দাম মর্করূপমুপাশ্রিতাঃ ॥ 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 1.2.22.1 in Kannada sript:
ನಾರದ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏವಂ ವಿಪ್ರಕೃತಾ ದೇವಾ ಮಹೇಂದ್ರಸಹಿತಾಸ್ತದಾ ।
ಯಯುಃ ಸ್ವಾಯಂಭುವಂ ದಾಮ ಮರ್ಕರೂಪಮುಪಾಶ್ರಿತಾಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.22.1 in Gujarati sript:
નારદ ઉવાચ ।
એવં વિપ્રકૃતા દેવા મહેંદ્રસહિતાસ્તદા ।
યયુઃ સ્વાયંભુવં દામ મર્કરૂપમુપાશ્રિતાઃ ॥ 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 1.2.22.1 in Malayalam sript:
നാരദ ഉവാച ।
ഏവം വിപ്രകൃതാ ദേവാ മഹേംദ്രസഹിതാസ്തദാ ।
യയുഃ സ്വായംഭുവം ദാമ മര്കരൂപമുപാശ്രിതാഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

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