Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.16.10 (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 5.3.16.10

संहर्तुकामो हि क एष देव एतत्समस्तं कथयाप्रमेय ।
न दृष्टमेतद्विषमं कदापि जानासि तत्त्वं परमो मतो नः ॥ १० ॥

saṃhartukāmo hi ka eṣa deva etatsamastaṃ kathayāprameya |
na dṛṣṭametadviṣamaṃ kadāpi jānāsi tattvaṃ paramo mato naḥ || 10 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.16.10 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 (5.3.16.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kama, Kah, Esha, Deva, Devri, Etatsama, Katha, Aprameya, Drishta, Etad, Vishamam, Vishama, Kada, Api, Tattva, Parama, Mata, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.16.10). 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: “saṃhartukāmo hi ka eṣa deva etatsamastaṃ kathayāprameya
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hartu -
  • hartu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kāmo* -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ka* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • deva* -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    devṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • etatsamas -
  • etatsama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kathayā -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kath (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aprameya -
  • aprameya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aprameya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “na dṛṣṭametadviṣamaṃ kadāpi jānāsi tattvaṃ paramo mato naḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛṣṭam -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • viṣamam -
  • viṣamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viṣama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viṣama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viṣamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kadā -
  • kadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    kadā (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • jānāsi -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active second single]
  • tattvam -
  • tattva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • paramo* -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mato* -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.16.10

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 5.3.16.10 in Bengali sript:
সংহর্তুকামো হি ক এষ দেব এতত্সমস্তং কথযাপ্রমেয ।
ন দৃষ্টমেতদ্বিষমং কদাপি জানাসি তত্ত্বং পরমো মতো নঃ ॥ ১০ ॥

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 5.3.16.10 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಹರ್ತುಕಾಮೋ ಹಿ ಕ ಏಷ ದೇವ ಏತತ್ಸಮಸ್ತಂ ಕಥಯಾಪ್ರಮೇಯ ।
ನ ದೃಷ್ಟಮೇತದ್ವಿಷಮಂ ಕದಾಪಿ ಜಾನಾಸಿ ತತ್ತ್ವಂ ಪರಮೋ ಮತೋ ನಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.16.10 in Gujarati sript:
સંહર્તુકામો હિ ક એષ દેવ એતત્સમસ્તં કથયાપ્રમેય ।
ન દૃષ્ટમેતદ્વિષમં કદાપિ જાનાસિ તત્ત્વં પરમો મતો નઃ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 5.3.16.10 in Malayalam sript:
സംഹര്തുകാമോ ഹി ക ഏഷ ദേവ ഏതത്സമസ്തം കഥയാപ്രമേയ ।
ന ദൃഷ്ടമേതദ്വിഷമം കദാപി ജാനാസി തത്ത്വം പരമോ മതോ നഃ ॥ ൧൦ ॥

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