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Skanda Purana [sanskrit]
876,996 words | ISBN-10: 8170800978 | ISBN-13: 9788170800972
The Skanda-purana verse 2.1.24.1 (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 2.1.24.1
अथ सुन्दराख्यगन्धर्वस्य राक्षसत्वप्राप्तिनिवृत्त्योरुपोद्घातः ।
ऋषय ऊचुः ।
भगवन्राक्षसः कोऽसौ सूत पौराणिकोत्तम ।
विष्णुभक्तं महात्मानं यो ब्राह्मणमबाधत ॥ १ ॥
atha sundarākhyagandharvasya rākṣasatvaprāptinivṛttyorupodghātaḥ |
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ |
bhagavanrākṣasaḥ ko'sau sūta paurāṇikottama |
viṣṇubhaktaṃ mahātmānaṃ yo brāhmaṇamabādhata || 1 ||
The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.1.24.1 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 (2.1.24.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Atha, Sundara, Akhya, Gandharva, Rakshasatva, Nivritti, Upodghata, Rishi, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Rakshasa, Kah, Asi, Asu, Adah, Suta, Pauranika, Uttama, Vishnubhakta, Mahatman, Yah, Brahmana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.1.24.1). 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 sundarākhyagandharvasya rākṣasatvaprāptinivṛttyorupodghātaḥ ”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sundarā -
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sundara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sundara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sundarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ākhya -
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ākhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ākhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gandharvasya -
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gandharva (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- rākṣasatva -
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rākṣasatva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prāpti -
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prāpti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- nivṛttyor -
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nivṛtti (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- upodghātaḥ -
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upodghāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ṛṣaya ūcuḥ ”
- ṛṣaya* -
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ṛṣi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ūcuḥ -
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√uc (verb class 4)[perfect active third plural]√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active third plural]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active third plural]
- Line 3: “bhagavanrākṣasaḥ ko'sau sūta paurāṇikottama ”
- bhagavan -
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bhagavat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]bhagavan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- rākṣasaḥ -
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rākṣasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sūta -
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sūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb]√su -> sūta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sū class 2 verb]
- paurāṇiko -
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paurāṇika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paurāṇika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- uttama -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 4: “viṣṇubhaktaṃ mahātmānaṃ yo brāhmaṇamabādhata ”
- viṣṇubhaktam -
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viṣṇubhakta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- mahātmānam -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- brāhmaṇam -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- abādhata -
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√bādh (verb class 1)[imperfect middle third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.1.24.1
Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)
(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office
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Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)
স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.1.24.1 in Bengali sript:
অথ সুন্দরাখ্যগন্ধর্বস্য রাক্ষসত্বপ্রাপ্তিনিবৃত্ত্যোরুপোদ্ঘাতঃ ।
ঋষয ঊচুঃ ।
ভগবন্রাক্ষসঃ কোঽসৌ সূত পৌরাণিকোত্তম ।
বিষ্ণুভক্তং মহাত্মানং যো ব্রাহ্মণমবাধত ॥ ১ ॥
Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)
ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.1.24.1 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ಸುನ್ದರಾಖ್ಯಗನ್ಧರ್ವಸ್ಯ ರಾಕ್ಷಸತ್ವಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಿನಿವೃತ್ತ್ಯೋರುಪೋದ್ಘಾತಃ ।
ಋಷಯ ಊಚುಃ ।
ಭಗವನ್ರಾಕ್ಷಸಃ ಕೋಽಸೌ ಸೂತ ಪೌರಾಣಿಕೋತ್ತಮ ।
ವಿಷ್ಣುಭಕ್ತಂ ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾನಂ ಯೋ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಮಬಾಧತ ॥ ೧ ॥
Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)
સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.1.24.1 in Gujarati sript:
અથ સુન્દરાખ્યગન્ધર્વસ્ય રાક્ષસત્વપ્રાપ્તિનિવૃત્ત્યોરુપોદ્ઘાતઃ ।
ઋષય ઊચુઃ ।
ભગવન્રાક્ષસઃ કોઽસૌ સૂત પૌરાણિકોત્તમ ।
વિષ્ણુભક્તં મહાત્માનં યો બ્રાહ્મણમબાધત ॥ ૧ ॥
Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)
(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.1.24.1 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ സുന്ദരാഖ്യഗന്ധര്വസ്യ രാക്ഷസത്വപ്രാപ്തിനിവൃത്ത്യോരുപോദ്ഘാതഃ ।
ഋഷയ ഊചുഃ ।
ഭഗവന്രാക്ഷസഃ കോഽസൌ സൂത പൌരാണികോത്തമ ।
വിഷ്ണുഭക്തം മഹാത്മാനം യോ ബ്രാഹ്മണമബാധത ॥ ൧ ॥