Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.2.8.20 (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 2.2.8.20

जैमिनिरुवाच ।
स तु कुंडे द्विजः स्नात्वा संप्रदृष्टमनाः सुधी ।
दूरात्प्रणम्य शिरसा मनसा वचसा हरिम् ॥ २० ॥

jaiminiruvāca |
sa tu kuṃḍe dvijaḥ snātvā saṃpradṛṣṭamanāḥ sudhī |
dūrātpraṇamya śirasā manasā vacasā harim || 20 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.2.8.20 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 (2.2.8.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jaimini, Kunda, Kundi, Dvija, Snatva, Durat, Dura, Prana, Shiras, Manasa, Vacasa, Hari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.2.8.20). 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: “jaiminiruvāca
  • jaiminir -
  • jaimini (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: “sa tu kuṃḍe dvijaḥ snātvā saṃpradṛṣṭamanāḥ sudhī
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kuṇḍe -
  • kuṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kuṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuṇḍi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kuṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • dvijaḥ -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • snātvā -
  • snātvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    snā -> snātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √snā]
    snā -> snātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √snā]
    snātvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse sampradṛṣṭamanāḥ*su
  • sudhī -
  • sudhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sudhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • Line 3: “dūrātpraṇamya śirasā manasā vacasā harim
  • dūrāt -
  • dūrāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dūra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dūra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • praṇam -
  • praṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ya -
  • śirasā -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • manasā* -
  • manasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vacasā* -
  • vacasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vacasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • harim -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.2.8.20

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 2.2.8.20 in Bengali sript:
জৈমিনিরুবাচ ।
স তু কুংডে দ্বিজঃ স্নাত্বা সংপ্রদৃষ্টমনাঃ সুধী ।
দূরাত্প্রণম্য শিরসা মনসা বচসা হরিম্ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 2.2.8.20 in Kannada sript:
ಜೈಮಿನಿರುವಾಚ ।
ಸ ತು ಕುಂಡೇ ದ್ವಿಜಃ ಸ್ನಾತ್ವಾ ಸಂಪ್ರದೃಷ್ಟಮನಾಃ ಸುಧೀ ।
ದೂರಾತ್ಪ್ರಣಮ್ಯ ಶಿರಸಾ ಮನಸಾ ವಚಸಾ ಹರಿಮ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.2.8.20 in Gujarati sript:
જૈમિનિરુવાચ ।
સ તુ કુંડે દ્વિજઃ સ્નાત્વા સંપ્રદૃષ્ટમનાઃ સુધી ।
દૂરાત્પ્રણમ્ય શિરસા મનસા વચસા હરિમ્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 2.2.8.20 in Malayalam sript:
ജൈമിനിരുവാച ।
സ തു കുംഡേ ദ്വിജഃ സ്നാത്വാ സംപ്രദൃഷ്ടമനാഃ സുധീ ।
ദൂരാത്പ്രണമ്യ ശിരസാ മനസാ വചസാ ഹരിമ് ॥ ൨൦ ॥

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