Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.2.41.6 (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 2.2.41.6

तन्मध्ये बृहदाधारं स्थापयेद्दर्पणं शुभम् ।
रात्रौ जागरणं कुर्याद्गीतनृत्यादिविस्तरैः ॥ ६ ॥

tanmadhye bṛhadādhāraṃ sthāpayeddarpaṇaṃ śubham |
rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kuryādgītanṛtyādivistaraiḥ || 6 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.2.41.6 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 (2.2.41.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tanmadhya, Brihat, Adhara, Darpana, Shubha, Shubh, Ratrau, Ratra, Jagarana, Gitanritya, Vistara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.2.41.6). 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: “tanmadhye bṛhadādhāraṃ sthāpayeddarpaṇaṃ śubham
  • tanmadhye -
  • tanmadhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • bṛhad -
  • bṛhat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bṛhat (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bṛhat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √bṛh]
    bṛhat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bṛh], [vocative single from √bṛh], [accusative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bṛh], [vocative single from √bṛh], [accusative single from √bṛh]
  • ādhāram -
  • ādhāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sthāpayed -
  • sthā (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • darpaṇam -
  • darpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    darpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    darpaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śubham -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kuryādgītanṛtyādivistaraiḥ
  • rātrau -
  • rātrau (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jāgaraṇam -
  • jāgaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāgaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jāgaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuryād -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • gītanṛtyā -
  • gītanṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vistaraiḥ -
  • vistara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vistara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.2.41.6

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 2.2.41.6 in Bengali sript:
তন্মধ্যে বৃহদাধারং স্থাপযেদ্দর্পণং শুভম্ ।
রাত্রৌ জাগরণং কুর্যাদ্গীতনৃত্যাদিবিস্তরৈঃ ॥ ৬ ॥

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 2.2.41.6 in Kannada sript:
ತನ್ಮಧ್ಯೇ ಬೃಹದಾಧಾರಂ ಸ್ಥಾಪಯೇದ್ದರ್ಪಣಂ ಶುಭಮ್ ।
ರಾತ್ರೌ ಜಾಗರಣಂ ಕುರ್ಯಾದ್ಗೀತನೃತ್ಯಾದಿವಿಸ್ತರೈಃ ॥ ೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.2.41.6 in Gujarati sript:
તન્મધ્યે બૃહદાધારં સ્થાપયેદ્દર્પણં શુભમ્ ।
રાત્રૌ જાગરણં કુર્યાદ્ગીતનૃત્યાદિવિસ્તરૈઃ ॥ ૬ ॥

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 2.2.41.6 in Malayalam sript:
തന്മധ്യേ ബൃഹദാധാരം സ്ഥാപയേദ്ദര്പണം ശുഭമ് ।
രാത്രൌ ജാഗരണം കുര്യാദ്ഗീതനൃത്യാദിവിസ്തരൈഃ ॥ ൬ ॥

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