Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.2.19.20 (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 2.2.19.20

पटैराच्छाद्य सुदृढं नृपते प्रतिमास्त्विमाः ।
स्वं स्वं वर्णं प्रापयाशु वर्णकैश्चित्रकर्मणा ॥ २० ॥

paṭairācchādya sudṛḍhaṃ nṛpate pratimāstvimāḥ |
svaṃ svaṃ varṇaṃ prāpayāśu varṇakaiścitrakarmaṇā || 20 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.2.19.20 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 (2.2.19.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pata, Acchadya, Sudridha, Nripati, Pratima, Iyam, Idam, Sva, Varna, Prapa, Yashu, Varnaka, Citrakarmana, Citrakarman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.2.19.20). 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: “paṭairācchādya sudṛḍhaṃ nṛpate pratimāstvimāḥ
  • paṭair -
  • paṭa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    paṭa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ācchādya -
  • ācchādya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ācchādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ācchādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sudṛḍham -
  • sudṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sudṛḍha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sudṛḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nṛpate -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • pratimās -
  • pratimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pratimā (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pratima (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tvi -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • imāḥ -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “svaṃ svaṃ varṇaṃ prāpayāśu varṇakaiścitrakarmaṇā
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • varṇam -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    varṇan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    varṇan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • prāpa -
  • prāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāśu -
  • yāśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • varṇakaiś -
  • varṇaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    varṇaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • citrakarmaṇā -
  • citrakarmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    citrakarman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    citrakarman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.2.19.20

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 2.2.19.20 in Bengali sript:
পটৈরাচ্ছাদ্য সুদৃঢং নৃপতে প্রতিমাস্ত্বিমাঃ ।
স্বং স্বং বর্ণং প্রাপযাশু বর্ণকৈশ্চিত্রকর্মণা ॥ ২০ ॥

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 2.2.19.20 in Kannada sript:
ಪಟೈರಾಚ್ಛಾದ್ಯ ಸುದೃಢಂ ನೃಪತೇ ಪ್ರತಿಮಾಸ್ತ್ವಿಮಾಃ ।
ಸ್ವಂ ಸ್ವಂ ವರ್ಣಂ ಪ್ರಾಪಯಾಶು ವರ್ಣಕೈಶ್ಚಿತ್ರಕರ್ಮಣಾ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.2.19.20 in Gujarati sript:
પટૈરાચ્છાદ્ય સુદૃઢં નૃપતે પ્રતિમાસ્ત્વિમાઃ ।
સ્વં સ્વં વર્ણં પ્રાપયાશુ વર્ણકૈશ્ચિત્રકર્મણા ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 2.2.19.20 in Malayalam sript:
പടൈരാച്ഛാദ്യ സുദൃഢം നൃപതേ പ്രതിമാസ്ത്വിമാഃ ।
സ്വം സ്വം വര്ണം പ്രാപയാശു വര്ണകൈശ്ചിത്രകര്മണാ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

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