Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.97.18 (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 5.3.97.18

पराशर उवाच ।
अहं ज्ञानबलाद्भद्रे तव जानामि सम्भवम् ।
कैवर्तपुत्रिका न त्वं राजकन्यासि सुन्दरि ॥ १८ ॥

parāśara uvāca |
ahaṃ jñānabalādbhadre tava jānāmi sambhavam |
kaivartaputrikā na tvaṃ rājakanyāsi sundari || 18 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.97.18 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 (5.3.97.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Parashara, Aha, Asmad, Jnanabala, Bhadra, Yushmad, Sambhava, Kaivarta, Putrika, Tva, Rajakanya, Asi, Sundari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.97.18). 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: “parāśara uvāca
  • parāśara* -
  • parāśara (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: “ahaṃ jñānabalādbhadre tava jānāmi sambhavam
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • jñānabalād -
  • jñānabala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    jñānabala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhadre -
  • bhadra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhadra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhadrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • jānāmi -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active first single]
  • sambhavam -
  • sambhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sambhava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sambhavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “kaivartaputrikā na tvaṃ rājakanyāsi sundari
  • kaivarta -
  • kaivarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putrikā* -
  • putrikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    putrika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • rājakanyā -
  • rājakanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • sundari -
  • sundarī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.97.18

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 5.3.97.18 in Bengali sript:
পরাশর উবাচ ।
অহং জ্ঞানবলাদ্ভদ্রে তব জানামি সম্ভবম্ ।
কৈবর্তপুত্রিকা ন ত্বং রাজকন্যাসি সুন্দরি ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 5.3.97.18 in Kannada sript:
ಪರಾಶರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅಹಂ ಜ್ಞಾನಬಲಾದ್ಭದ್ರೇ ತವ ಜಾನಾಮಿ ಸಮ್ಭವಮ್ ।
ಕೈವರ್ತಪುತ್ರಿಕಾ ನ ತ್ವಂ ರಾಜಕನ್ಯಾಸಿ ಸುನ್ದರಿ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.97.18 in Gujarati sript:
પરાશર ઉવાચ ।
અહં જ્ઞાનબલાદ્ભદ્રે તવ જાનામિ સમ્ભવમ્ ।
કૈવર્તપુત્રિકા ન ત્વં રાજકન્યાસિ સુન્દરિ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 5.3.97.18 in Malayalam sript:
പരാശര ഉവാച ।
അഹം ജ്ഞാനബലാദ്ഭദ്രേ തവ ജാനാമി സമ്ഭവമ് ।
കൈവര്തപുത്രികാ ന ത്വം രാജകന്യാസി സുന്ദരി ॥ ൧൮ ॥

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