Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.4.22.4 (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 1.4.22.4

नंदिकेश्वर उवाच ।
दीर्घायुष्यत्वसाफल्यं लब्धवांस्त्वं मृकण्डुज ।
यदियं स्थेयसी भक्तिर्भवतो भूतनायके ॥ ४ ॥

naṃdikeśvara uvāca |
dīrghāyuṣyatvasāphalyaṃ labdhavāṃstvaṃ mṛkaṇḍuja |
yadiyaṃ stheyasī bhaktirbhavato bhūtanāyake || 4 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.4.22.4 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 (1.4.22.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nandikeshvara, Dirghayushya, Tva, Saphalya, Labdhavat, Yushmad, Yadi, Yad, Yah, Stheyas, Bhakti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Bhutanayaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.4.22.4). 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: “naṃdikeśvara uvāca
  • nandikeśvara* -
  • nandikeśvara (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: “dīrghāyuṣyatvasāphalyaṃ labdhavāṃstvaṃ mṛkaṇḍuja
  • dīrghāyuṣya -
  • dīrghāyuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dīrghāyuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tva -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāphalyam -
  • sāphalya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • labdhavāṃs -
  • labdhavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    labh -> labdhavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √labh class 1 verb]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • mṛkaṇḍu -
  • mṛkaṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ja -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “yadiyaṃ stheyasī bhaktirbhavato bhūtanāyake
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • stheyasī -
  • stheyas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhaktir -
  • bhakti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavato* -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • bhūtanāyake -
  • bhūtanāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhūtanāyaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.4.22.4

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 1.4.22.4 in Bengali sript:
নংদিকেশ্বর উবাচ ।
দীর্ঘাযুষ্যত্বসাফল্যং লব্ধবাংস্ত্বং মৃকণ্ডুজ ।
যদিযং স্থেযসী ভক্তির্ভবতো ভূতনাযকে ॥ ৪ ॥

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 1.4.22.4 in Kannada sript:
ನಂದಿಕೇಶ್ವರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ದೀರ್ಘಾಯುಷ್ಯತ್ವಸಾಫಲ್ಯಂ ಲಬ್ಧವಾಂಸ್ತ್ವಂ ಮೃಕಣ್ಡುಜ ।
ಯದಿಯಂ ಸ್ಥೇಯಸೀ ಭಕ್ತಿರ್ಭವತೋ ಭೂತನಾಯಕೇ ॥ ೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.4.22.4 in Gujarati sript:
નંદિકેશ્વર ઉવાચ ।
દીર્ઘાયુષ્યત્વસાફલ્યં લબ્ધવાંસ્ત્વં મૃકણ્ડુજ ।
યદિયં સ્થેયસી ભક્તિર્ભવતો ભૂતનાયકે ॥ ૪ ॥

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 1.4.22.4 in Malayalam sript:
നംദികേശ്വര ഉവാച ।
ദീര്ഘായുഷ്യത്വസാഫല്യം ലബ്ധവാംസ്ത്വം മൃകണ്ഡുജ ।
യദിയം സ്ഥേയസീ ഭക്തിര്ഭവതോ ഭൂതനായകേ ॥ ൪ ॥

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