Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.2.40.79 (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 3.2.40.79

शुभे देशे निवेश्याथ क्षौमवस्त्रादिभिस्तथा ।
पुराणपुस्तकं राजन्प्रयतः शिष्टसंमतः ॥ ७९ ॥

śubhe deśe niveśyātha kṣaumavastrādibhistathā |
purāṇapustakaṃ rājanprayataḥ śiṣṭasaṃmataḥ || 79 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.2.40.79 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 (3.2.40.79). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shubha, Shubh, Desha, Niveshya, Han, Kshauma, Vastra, Tatha, Purana, Pustaka, Rajan, Rajat, Prayata, Prayat, Shishta, Mata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.2.40.79). 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: “śubhe deśe niveśyātha kṣaumavastrādibhistathā
  • śubhe -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • deśe -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    deśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • niveśyāt -
  • niveśya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    niveśya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣauma -
  • kṣauma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣauma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vastrād -
  • vastra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ibhis -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “purāṇapustakaṃ rājanprayataḥ śiṣṭasaṃmataḥ
  • purāṇa -
  • purāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    purāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pustakam -
  • pustaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pustaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • prayataḥ -
  • prayata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pre -> prayat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pre class 2 verb], [ablative single from √pre class 2 verb], [genitive single from √pre class 2 verb]
    pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √pre class 2 verb], [genitive single from √pre class 2 verb]
  • śiṣṭa -
  • śiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śās (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mataḥ -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 3.2.40.79

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 3.2.40.79 in Bengali sript:
শুভে দেশে নিবেশ্যাথ ক্ষৌমবস্ত্রাদিভিস্তথা ।
পুরাণপুস্তকং রাজন্প্রযতঃ শিষ্টসংমতঃ ॥ ৭৯ ॥

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 3.2.40.79 in Kannada sript:
ಶುಭೇ ದೇಶೇ ನಿವೇಶ್ಯಾಥ ಕ್ಷೌಮವಸ್ತ್ರಾದಿಭಿಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಪುರಾಣಪುಸ್ತಕಂ ರಾಜನ್ಪ್ರಯತಃ ಶಿಷ್ಟಸಂಮತಃ ॥ ೭೯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.2.40.79 in Gujarati sript:
શુભે દેશે નિવેશ્યાથ ક્ષૌમવસ્ત્રાદિભિસ્તથા ।
પુરાણપુસ્તકં રાજન્પ્રયતઃ શિષ્ટસંમતઃ ॥ ૭૯ ॥

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 3.2.40.79 in Malayalam sript:
ശുഭേ ദേശേ നിവേശ്യാഥ ക്ഷൌമവസ്ത്രാദിഭിസ്തഥാ ।
പുരാണപുസ്തകം രാജന്പ്രയതഃ ശിഷ്ടസംമതഃ ॥ ൭൯ ॥

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