Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.3.5.11 (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 2.3.5.11

ब्रह्मोवाच ।
नाहमेतद्विजानामि श्रुतं चाद्य मुखाद्धि वः ।
को हेतुर्दृक्पथातीतो भगवान्भवतां सुराः ।
आगच्छत वयं यामस्तीरं क्षीरपयोनिधेः ॥ ११ ॥

brahmovāca |
nāhametadvijānāmi śrutaṃ cādya mukhāddhi vaḥ |
ko heturdṛkpathātīto bhagavānbhavatāṃ surāḥ |
āgacchata vayaṃ yāmastīraṃ kṣīrapayonidheḥ || 11 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.3.5.11 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 (2.3.5.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Brahman, Naha, Etad, Vijana, Amin, Shrut, Shruta, Mukha, Yushmad, Kah, Hetri, Hetu, Drikpatha, Bhagavat, Bhavat, Bhavant, Sura, Shata, Vaya, Asmad, Yama, Tira, Kshirapayonidhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.3.5.11). 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: “brahmovāca
  • brahmo -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second 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: “nāhametadvijānāmi śrutaṃ cādya mukhāddhi vaḥ
  • nāham -
  • nāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vijānā -
  • vijāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śrutam -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • cād -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ya -
  • mukhāddh -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vaḥ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • Line 3: “ko heturdṛkpathātīto bhagavānbhavatāṃ surāḥ
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hetur -
  • hetṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hetu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dṛkpathāt -
  • dṛkpatha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īto -
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavatām -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • surāḥ -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    surā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 4: “āgacchata vayaṃ yāmastīraṃ kṣīrapayonidheḥ
  • āgacch -
  • ag (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • śata -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • yāmas -
  • yāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • tīram -
  • tīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣīrapayonidheḥ -
  • kṣīrapayonidhi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṣīrapayonidhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.3.5.11

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 2.3.5.11 in Bengali sript:
ব্রহ্মোবাচ ।
নাহমেতদ্বিজানামি শ্রুতং চাদ্য মুখাদ্ধি বঃ ।
কো হেতুর্দৃক্পথাতীতো ভগবান্ভবতাং সুরাঃ ।
আগচ্ছত বযং যামস্তীরং ক্ষীরপযোনিধেঃ ॥ ১১ ॥

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 2.3.5.11 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೋವಾಚ ।
ನಾಹಮೇತದ್ವಿಜಾನಾಮಿ ಶ್ರುತಂ ಚಾದ್ಯ ಮುಖಾದ್ಧಿ ವಃ ।
ಕೋ ಹೇತುರ್ದೃಕ್ಪಥಾತೀತೋ ಭಗವಾನ್ಭವತಾಂ ಸುರಾಃ ।
ಆಗಚ್ಛತ ವಯಂ ಯಾಮಸ್ತೀರಂ ಕ್ಷೀರಪಯೋನಿಧೇಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.3.5.11 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રહ્મોવાચ ।
નાહમેતદ્વિજાનામિ શ્રુતં ચાદ્ય મુખાદ્ધિ વઃ ।
કો હેતુર્દૃક્પથાતીતો ભગવાન્ભવતાં સુરાઃ ।
આગચ્છત વયં યામસ્તીરં ક્ષીરપયોનિધેઃ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 2.3.5.11 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രഹ്മോവാച ।
നാഹമേതദ്വിജാനാമി ശ്രുതം ചാദ്യ മുഖാദ്ധി വഃ ।
കോ ഹേതുര്ദൃക്പഥാതീതോ ഭഗവാന്ഭവതാം സുരാഃ ।
ആഗച്ഛത വയം യാമസ്തീരം ക്ഷീരപയോനിധേഃ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

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