Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.1.17.1 (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 2.1.17.1

अथ श्रीवेंकटाचलक्षेत्रादिवर्णनम् ।
श्रीसूत उवाच ।
वेंकटाद्रेस्तु माहात्म्यं भूयोऽपि प्रवदाम्यहम् ।
युष्माकं सावधानेन शृणुध्वं सुसमाहिताः ॥ १ ॥

atha śrīveṃkaṭācalakṣetrādivarṇanam |
śrīsūta uvāca |
veṃkaṭādrestu māhātmyaṃ bhūyo'pi pravadāmyaham |
yuṣmākaṃ sāvadhānena śṛṇudhvaṃ susamāhitāḥ || 1 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.1.17.1 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 (2.1.17.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Shri, Venkatacala, Kshetra, Adi, Adin, Varnana, Suta, Venkatadri, Mahatmya, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Api, Pravada, Aha, Asmad, Yushmaka, Yushmad, Savadhana, Dhu, Susamahita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.1.17.1). 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: “atha śrīveṃkaṭācalakṣetrādivarṇanam
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • veṅkaṭācala -
  • veṅkaṭācala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣetrā -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ādi -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • varṇanam -
  • varṇana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṇanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śrīsūta uvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • sūta* -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • 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 3: “veṃkaṭādrestu māhātmyaṃ bhūyo'pi pravadāmyaham
  • veṅkaṭādres -
  • veṅkaṭādri (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • māhātmyam -
  • māhātmya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhūyo' -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pravadām -
  • pravadā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “yuṣmākaṃ sāvadhānena śṛṇudhvaṃ susamāhitāḥ
  • yuṣmākam -
  • yuṣmāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuṣmāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuṣmākā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive plural]
  • sāvadhānena -
  • sāvadhāna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sāvadhāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dhva -
  • dhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • susamāhitāḥ -
  • susamāhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    susamāhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.1.17.1

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 2.1.17.1 in Bengali sript:
অথ শ্রীবেংকটাচলক্ষেত্রাদিবর্ণনম্ ।
শ্রীসূত উবাচ ।
বেংকটাদ্রেস্তু মাহাত্ম্যং ভূযোঽপি প্রবদাম্যহম্ ।
যুষ্মাকং সাবধানেন শৃণুধ্বং সুসমাহিতাঃ ॥ ১ ॥

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 2.1.17.1 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ಶ್ರೀವೇಂಕಟಾಚಲಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಾದಿವರ್ಣನಮ್ ।
ಶ್ರೀಸೂತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ವೇಂಕಟಾದ್ರೇಸ್ತು ಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯಂ ಭೂಯೋಽಪಿ ಪ್ರವದಾಮ್ಯಹಮ್ ।
ಯುಷ್ಮಾಕಂ ಸಾವಧಾನೇನ ಶೃಣುಧ್ವಂ ಸುಸಮಾಹಿತಾಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.1.17.1 in Gujarati sript:
અથ શ્રીવેંકટાચલક્ષેત્રાદિવર્ણનમ્ ।
શ્રીસૂત ઉવાચ ।
વેંકટાદ્રેસ્તુ માહાત્મ્યં ભૂયોઽપિ પ્રવદામ્યહમ્ ।
યુષ્માકં સાવધાનેન શૃણુધ્વં સુસમાહિતાઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 2.1.17.1 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ ശ്രീവേംകടാചലക്ഷേത്രാദിവര്ണനമ് ।
ശ്രീസൂത ഉവാച ।
വേംകടാദ്രേസ്തു മാഹാത്മ്യം ഭൂയോഽപി പ്രവദാമ്യഹമ് ।
യുഷ്മാകം സാവധാനേന ശൃണുധ്വം സുസമാഹിതാഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

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