Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.2.17 (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 1.1.2.17

तस्मात्त्वयैव कर्तव्यमाह्वानं परमेष्ठिना ।
त्वरितं चैव शक्रेण विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना ॥ १७ ॥

tasmāttvayaiva kartavyamāhvānaṃ parameṣṭhinā |
tvaritaṃ caiva śakreṇa viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā || 17 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.2.17 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 (1.1.2.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tasmat, Tad, Tva, Yushmad, Kartavya, Ahvana, Parameshthi, Parameshthin, Tvarita, Shakra, Vishnu, Prabhavishnu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.2.17). 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: “tasmāttvayaiva kartavyamāhvānaṃ parameṣṭhinā
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • tvayai -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • kartavyam -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kartavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • āhvānam -
  • āhvāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • parameṣṭhinā -
  • parameṣṭhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    parameṣṭhin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    parameṣṭhin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    parameṣṭhī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “tvaritaṃ caiva śakreṇa viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā
  • tvaritam -
  • tvarita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tvarita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tvaritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √tvar]
    tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √tvar]
    tvar -> tvaritā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √tvar]
    tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar]
    tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tvar], [accusative single from √tvar]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • śakreṇa -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śakra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • viṣṇunā -
  • viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • prabhaviṣṇunā -
  • prabhaviṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    prabhaviṣṇu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.1.2.17

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 1.1.2.17 in Bengali sript:
তস্মাত্ত্বযৈব কর্তব্যমাহ্বানং পরমেষ্ঠিনা ।
ত্বরিতং চৈব শক্রেণ বিষ্ণুনা প্রভবিষ্ণুনা ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 1.1.2.17 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಾತ್ತ್ವಯೈವ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಮಾಹ್ವಾನಂ ಪರಮೇಷ್ಠಿನಾ ।
ತ್ವರಿತಂ ಚೈವ ಶಕ್ರೇಣ ವಿಷ್ಣುನಾ ಪ್ರಭವಿಷ್ಣುನಾ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.1.2.17 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્માત્ત્વયૈવ કર્તવ્યમાહ્વાનં પરમેષ્ઠિના ।
ત્વરિતં ચૈવ શક્રેણ વિષ્ણુના પ્રભવિષ્ણુના ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 1.1.2.17 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മാത്ത്വയൈവ കര്തവ്യമാഹ്വാനം പരമേഷ്ഠിനാ ।
ത്വരിതം ചൈവ ശക്രേണ വിഷ്ണുനാ പ്രഭവിഷ്ണുനാ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

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