Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.1.17.13 (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 2.1.17.13

तथा वेंकटशैलेन्द्रः क्षेत्राणामुत्तमोत्तमः ।
भूरुहाणां सुरतरुर्भार्येव सुहृदां यथा ॥ १३ ॥

tathā veṃkaṭaśailendraḥ kṣetrāṇāmuttamottamaḥ |
bhūruhāṇāṃ suratarurbhāryeva suhṛdāṃ yathā || 13 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.1.17.13 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 (2.1.17.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Venkata, Shailendra, Kshetra, Uttamottama, Bhuruha, Surataru, Bhari, Bharin, Bharya, Eva, Suhrid, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.1.17.13). 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: “tathā veṃkaṭaśailendraḥ kṣetrāṇāmuttamottamaḥ
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • veṅkaṭa -
  • veṅkaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śailendraḥ -
  • śailendra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣetrāṇām -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • uttamottamaḥ -
  • uttamottama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bhūruhāṇāṃ suratarurbhāryeva suhṛdāṃ yathā
  • bhūruhāṇām -
  • bhūruha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhūruha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • suratarur -
  • surataru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhārye -
  • bhāri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    bhārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhārya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhārya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √bhṛ], [vocative dual from √bhṛ], [accusative dual from √bhṛ], [locative single from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √bhṛ], [vocative single from √bhṛ], [vocative dual from √bhṛ], [accusative dual from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • suhṛdām -
  • suhṛd (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    suhṛd (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.1.17.13

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 2.1.17.13 in Bengali sript:
তথা বেংকটশৈলেন্দ্রঃ ক্ষেত্রাণামুত্তমোত্তমঃ ।
ভূরুহাণাং সুরতরুর্ভার্যেব সুহৃদাং যথা ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 2.1.17.13 in Kannada sript:
ತಥಾ ವೇಂಕಟಶೈಲೇನ್ದ್ರಃ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಾಣಾಮುತ್ತಮೋತ್ತಮಃ ।
ಭೂರುಹಾಣಾಂ ಸುರತರುರ್ಭಾರ್ಯೇವ ಸುಹೃದಾಂ ಯಥಾ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.1.17.13 in Gujarati sript:
તથા વેંકટશૈલેન્દ્રઃ ક્ષેત્રાણામુત્તમોત્તમઃ ।
ભૂરુહાણાં સુરતરુર્ભાર્યેવ સુહૃદાં યથા ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 2.1.17.13 in Malayalam sript:
തഥാ വേംകടശൈലേന്ദ്രഃ ക്ഷേത്രാണാമുത്തമോത്തമഃ ।
ഭൂരുഹാണാം സുരതരുര്ഭാര്യേവ സുഹൃദാം യഥാ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

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