Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.5.9 (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 5.3.5.9

त्रिकूटेति किमर्थं वा किमर्थं वालुवाहिनी ।
कोटिकोट्यो हि तीर्थानां प्रविष्टा या महार्णवम् ॥ ९ ॥

trikūṭeti kimarthaṃ vā kimarthaṃ vāluvāhinī |
koṭikoṭyo hi tīrthānāṃ praviṣṭā yā mahārṇavam || 9 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.5.9 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 (5.3.5.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Trikuta, Iti, Kimartha, Valuvahini, Kotika, Ush, Yah, Tirtha, Pravishta, Maharnava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.5.9). 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: “trikūṭeti kimarthaṃ kimarthaṃ vāluvāhinī
  • trikūṭe -
  • trikūṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    trikūṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    trikūṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kimartham -
  • kimartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kimartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kimarthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kimartham -
  • kimartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kimartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kimarthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāluvāhinī -
  • vāluvāhinī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vāluvāhinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “koṭikoṭyo hi tīrthānāṃ praviṣṭā mahārṇavam
  • koṭiko -
  • koṭika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    koṭikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uṭ -
  • uṣ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tīrthānām -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • praviṣṭā* -
  • praviṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    praviṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahārṇavam -
  • mahārṇava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.5.9

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 5.3.5.9 in Bengali sript:
ত্রিকূটেতি কিমর্থং বা কিমর্থং বালুবাহিনী ।
কোটিকোট্যো হি তীর্থানাং প্রবিষ্টা যা মহার্ণবম্ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 5.3.5.9 in Kannada sript:
ತ್ರಿಕೂಟೇತಿ ಕಿಮರ್ಥಂ ವಾ ಕಿಮರ್ಥಂ ವಾಲುವಾಹಿನೀ ।
ಕೋಟಿಕೋಟ್ಯೋ ಹಿ ತೀರ್ಥಾನಾಂ ಪ್ರವಿಷ್ಟಾ ಯಾ ಮಹಾರ್ಣವಮ್ ॥ ೯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.5.9 in Gujarati sript:
ત્રિકૂટેતિ કિમર્થં વા કિમર્થં વાલુવાહિની ।
કોટિકોટ્યો હિ તીર્થાનાં પ્રવિષ્ટા યા મહાર્ણવમ્ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 5.3.5.9 in Malayalam sript:
ത്രികൂടേതി കിമര്ഥം വാ കിമര്ഥം വാലുവാഹിനീ ।
കോടികോട്യോ ഹി തീര്ഥാനാം പ്രവിഷ്ടാ യാ മഹാര്ണവമ് ॥ ൯ ॥

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