Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.2.26.9 (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 2.2.26.9

विस्मयाविष्टचेताः स तस्थौ गालो नराधिपः ।
किमेतदिति वृत्तान्तं को वा कारयतीदृशम् ॥ ९ ॥

vismayāviṣṭacetāḥ sa tasthau gālo narādhipaḥ |
kimetaditi vṛttāntaṃ ko vā kārayatīdṛśam || 9 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.2.26.9 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 (2.2.26.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vismayavishta, Ceta, Tastha, Gala, Naradhipa, Kimi, Tad, Tat, Iti, Vrittanta, Kah, Karayat, Idrish, Idrisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.2.26.9). 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: “vismayāviṣṭacetāḥ sa tasthau gālo narādhipaḥ
  • vismayāviṣṭa -
  • vismayāviṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vismayāviṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cetāḥ -
  • ceta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    cetā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasthau -
  • tastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • gālo* -
  • gāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • narādhipaḥ -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kimetaditi vṛttāntaṃ ko kārayatīdṛśam
  • kime -
  • kimi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kimi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vṛttāntam -
  • vṛttānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛttānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛttāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kārayatī -
  • kṛ -> kārayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ], [vocative dual from √kṛ], [accusative dual from √kṛ], [locative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • īdṛśam -
  • īdṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īdṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īdṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    īdṛś (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    īdṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.2.26.9

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 2.2.26.9 in Bengali sript:
বিস্মযাবিষ্টচেতাঃ স তস্থৌ গালো নরাধিপঃ ।
কিমেতদিতি বৃত্তান্তং কো বা কারযতীদৃশম্ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 2.2.26.9 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಸ್ಮಯಾವಿಷ್ಟಚೇತಾಃ ಸ ತಸ್ಥೌ ಗಾಲೋ ನರಾಧಿಪಃ ।
ಕಿಮೇತದಿತಿ ವೃತ್ತಾನ್ತಂ ಕೋ ವಾ ಕಾರಯತೀದೃಶಮ್ ॥ ೯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.2.26.9 in Gujarati sript:
વિસ્મયાવિષ્ટચેતાઃ સ તસ્થૌ ગાલો નરાધિપઃ ।
કિમેતદિતિ વૃત્તાન્તં કો વા કારયતીદૃશમ્ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 2.2.26.9 in Malayalam sript:
വിസ്മയാവിഷ്ടചേതാഃ സ തസ്ഥൌ ഗാലോ നരാധിപഃ ।
കിമേതദിതി വൃത്താന്തം കോ വാ കാരയതീദൃശമ് ॥ ൯ ॥

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