Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.4.16.22 (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 1.4.16.22

श्रीशिव उवाच ।
वत्सौ युवां न ज्ञात्वैवं भूयो भवतमुद्धतौ ।
गुरुं स्मरतो मामेव जाग्रतं सृष्टिरक्षयोः ॥ २२ ॥

śrīśiva uvāca |
vatsau yuvāṃ na jñātvaivaṃ bhūyo bhavatamuddhatau |
guruṃ smarato māmeva jāgrataṃ sṛṣṭirakṣayoḥ || 22 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.4.16.22 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 (1.4.16.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Shiva, Vatsa, Yuva, Yushmad, Evam, Eva, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Uddhata, Uddhati, Guru, Smarat, Mama, Iva, Jagrat, Srishti, Aksha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.4.16.22). 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: “śrīśiva uvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • śiva* -
  • śiva (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: “vatsau yuvāṃ na jñātvaivaṃ bhūyo bhavatamuddhatau
  • vatsau -
  • vatsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yuvām -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural], [locative single]
    yuvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñātvai -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhūyo* -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavatam -
  • bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • uddhatau -
  • uddhata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    uddhati (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 3: “guruṃ smarato māmeva jāgrataṃ sṛṣṭirakṣayoḥ
  • gurum -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • smarato* -
  • smṛ -> smarat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smarat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • māme -
  • māma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jāgratam -
  • jāgrat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāgratā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jāgrat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
    jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, neuter)
    [accusative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
  • sṛṣṭir -
  • sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣayoḥ -
  • akṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    akṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.4.16.22

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 1.4.16.22 in Bengali sript:
শ্রীশিব উবাচ ।
বত্সৌ যুবাং ন জ্ঞাত্বৈবং ভূযো ভবতমুদ্ধতৌ ।
গুরুং স্মরতো মামেব জাগ্রতং সৃষ্টিরক্ষযোঃ ॥ ২২ ॥

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 1.4.16.22 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೀಶಿವ ಉವಾಚ ।
ವತ್ಸೌ ಯುವಾಂ ನ ಜ್ಞಾತ್ವೈವಂ ಭೂಯೋ ಭವತಮುದ್ಧತೌ ।
ಗುರುಂ ಸ್ಮರತೋ ಮಾಮೇವ ಜಾಗ್ರತಂ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿರಕ್ಷಯೋಃ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.4.16.22 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીશિવ ઉવાચ ।
વત્સૌ યુવાં ન જ્ઞાત્વૈવં ભૂયો ભવતમુદ્ધતૌ ।
ગુરું સ્મરતો મામેવ જાગ્રતં સૃષ્ટિરક્ષયોઃ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 1.4.16.22 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രീശിവ ഉവാച ।
വത്സൌ യുവാം ന ജ്ഞാത്വൈവം ഭൂയോ ഭവതമുദ്ധതൌ ।
ഗുരും സ്മരതോ മാമേവ ജാഗ്രതം സൃഷ്ടിരക്ഷയോഃ ॥ ൨൨ ॥

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