Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.21.239 (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 1.2.21.239

विष्णुर्दैत्यप्रतीहारं ततः प्रोवाच बुद्धिमान् ।
विनोदाय महाराज्ञो मर्कानेतान्प्रकीर्तय ॥ २३९ ॥

viṣṇurdaityapratīhāraṃ tataḥ provāca buddhimān |
vinodāya mahārājño markānetānprakīrtaya || 239 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.21.239 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 (1.2.21.239). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vishnu, Daitya, Pratihara, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Pra, Buddhimat, Vinoda, Maharajan, Marka, Eta, Esha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.21.239). 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: “viṣṇurdaityapratīhāraṃ tataḥ provāca buddhimān
  • viṣṇur -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daitya -
  • daitya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daitya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratīhāram -
  • pratīhāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • pro -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • 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]
  • buddhimān -
  • buddhimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vinodāya mahārājño markānetānprakīrtaya
  • vinodāya -
  • vinoda (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • mahārājño* -
  • mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • markān -
  • marka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • etān -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kīrtaya -
  • kīrt (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.21.239

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 1.2.21.239 in Bengali sript:
বিষ্ণুর্দৈত্যপ্রতীহারং ততঃ প্রোবাচ বুদ্ধিমান্ ।
বিনোদায মহারাজ্ঞো মর্কানেতান্প্রকীর্তয ॥ ২৩৯ ॥

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 1.2.21.239 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಷ್ಣುರ್ದೈತ್ಯಪ್ರತೀಹಾರಂ ತತಃ ಪ್ರೋವಾಚ ಬುದ್ಧಿಮಾನ್ ।
ವಿನೋದಾಯ ಮಹಾರಾಜ್ಞೋ ಮರ್ಕಾನೇತಾನ್ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ತಯ ॥ ೨೩೯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.21.239 in Gujarati sript:
વિષ્ણુર્દૈત્યપ્રતીહારં તતઃ પ્રોવાચ બુદ્ધિમાન્ ।
વિનોદાય મહારાજ્ઞો મર્કાનેતાન્પ્રકીર્તય ॥ ૨૩૯ ॥

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 1.2.21.239 in Malayalam sript:
വിഷ്ണുര്ദൈത്യപ്രതീഹാരം തതഃ പ്രോവാച ബുദ്ധിമാന് ।
വിനോദായ മഹാരാജ്ഞോ മര്കാനേതാന്പ്രകീര്തയ ॥ ൨൩൯ ॥

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