Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.2.9.61 (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 2.2.9.61

इन्द्रद्युम्न उवाच ।
श्रुतपूर्वं तु भगवंस्त्वत्तोऽश्रौषं सुदुर्लभम् ।
क्षेत्रोत्तमं द्विजश्रेष्ठ सांप्रतं वर्णयस्व मे ॥ ६१ ॥

indradyumna uvāca |
śrutapūrvaṃ tu bhagavaṃstvatto'śrauṣaṃ sudurlabham |
kṣetrottamaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha sāṃprataṃ varṇayasva me || 61 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.2.9.61 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 (2.2.9.61). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Indradyumna, Shrutapurva, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Yushmad, Tas, Sudurlabha, Kshetra, Uttamam, Uttama, Dvijashreshtha, Sampratam, Samprata, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.2.9.61). 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: “indradyumna uvāca
  • indradyumna* -
  • indradyumna (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: “śrutapūrvaṃ tu bhagavaṃstvatto'śrauṣaṃ sudurlabham
  • śrutapūrvam -
  • śrutapūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrutapūrva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrutapūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhagavaṃs -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhagavan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tvat -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • to' -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśrauṣam -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [aorist active first single]
  • sudurlabham -
  • sudurlabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sudurlabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sudurlabhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “kṣetrottamaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha sāṃprataṃ varṇayasva me
  • kṣetro -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dvijaśreṣṭha -
  • dvijaśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāmpratam -
  • sāmpratam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sāmprata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāmprata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāmpratā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • varṇayasva -
  • varṇ (verb class 10)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.2.9.61

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 2.2.9.61 in Bengali sript:
ইন্দ্রদ্যুম্ন উবাচ ।
শ্রুতপূর্বং তু ভগবংস্ত্বত্তোঽশ্রৌষং সুদুর্লভম্ ।
ক্ষেত্রোত্তমং দ্বিজশ্রেষ্ঠ সাংপ্রতং বর্ণযস্ব মে ॥ ৬১ ॥

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 2.2.9.61 in Kannada sript:
ಇನ್ದ್ರದ್ಯುಮ್ನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಶ್ರುತಪೂರ್ವಂ ತು ಭಗವಂಸ್ತ್ವತ್ತೋಽಶ್ರೌಷಂ ಸುದುರ್ಲಭಮ್ ।
ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರೋತ್ತಮಂ ದ್ವಿಜಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಸಾಂಪ್ರತಂ ವರ್ಣಯಸ್ವ ಮೇ ॥ ೬೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.2.9.61 in Gujarati sript:
ઇન્દ્રદ્યુમ્ન ઉવાચ ।
શ્રુતપૂર્વં તુ ભગવંસ્ત્વત્તોઽશ્રૌષં સુદુર્લભમ્ ।
ક્ષેત્રોત્તમં દ્વિજશ્રેષ્ઠ સાંપ્રતં વર્ણયસ્વ મે ॥ ૬૧ ॥

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 2.2.9.61 in Malayalam sript:
ഇന്ദ്രദ്യുമ്ന ഉവാച ।
ശ്രുതപൂര്വം തു ഭഗവംസ്ത്വത്തോഽശ്രൌഷം സുദുര്ലഭമ് ।
ക്ഷേത്രോത്തമം ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠ സാംപ്രതം വര്ണയസ്വ മേ ॥ ൬൧ ॥

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