Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.4.3.38 (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 2.4.3.38

मूर्त्यभावे पूजनीयोऽश्वत्थो वाऽथ वटोऽथ वा ।
अश्वत्थरूपी विष्णुः स्याद्वटरूपी शिवो यतः ॥ ३८ ॥

mūrtyabhāve pūjanīyo'śvattho vā'tha vaṭo'tha vā |
aśvattharūpī viṣṇuḥ syādvaṭarūpī śivo yataḥ || 38 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.4.3.38 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 (2.4.3.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Murti, Abhava, Pujaniya, Ashvattha, Atha, Vata, Vatu, Rupin, Vishnu, Syat, Sya, Shiva, Yatah, Yat, Yata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.4.3.38). 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: “mūrtyabhāve pūjanīyo'śvattho vā'tha vaṭo'tha
  • mūrtya -
  • mūrti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mūrti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mūrtī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    mūrtī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    mūrtī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • abhāve -
  • abhāva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pūjanīyo' -
  • pūjanīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pūj -> pūjanīya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pūj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
  • aśvattho* -
  • aśvattha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vā' -
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vaṭo' -
  • vaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vaṭu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vaṭu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “aśvattharūpī viṣṇuḥ syādvaṭarūpī śivo yataḥ
  • aśvattha -
  • aśvattha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśvattha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpī -
  • rūpin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṣṇuḥ -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • vaṭa -
  • vaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaṭ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rūpī -
  • rūpin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śivo* -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yataḥ -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.4.3.38

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 2.4.3.38 in Bengali sript:
মূর্ত্যভাবে পূজনীযোঽশ্বত্থো বাঽথ বটোঽথ বা ।
অশ্বত্থরূপী বিষ্ণুঃ স্যাদ্বটরূপী শিবো যতঃ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 2.4.3.38 in Kannada sript:
ಮೂರ್ತ್ಯಭಾವೇ ಪೂಜನೀಯೋಽಶ್ವತ್ಥೋ ವಾಽಥ ವಟೋಽಥ ವಾ ।
ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥರೂಪೀ ವಿಷ್ಣುಃ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ವಟರೂಪೀ ಶಿವೋ ಯತಃ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.4.3.38 in Gujarati sript:
મૂર્ત્યભાવે પૂજનીયોઽશ્વત્થો વાઽથ વટોઽથ વા ।
અશ્વત્થરૂપી વિષ્ણુઃ સ્યાદ્વટરૂપી શિવો યતઃ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 2.4.3.38 in Malayalam sript:
മൂര്ത്യഭാവേ പൂജനീയോഽശ്വത്ഥോ വാഽഥ വടോഽഥ വാ ।
അശ്വത്ഥരൂപീ വിഷ്ണുഃ സ്യാദ്വടരൂപീ ശിവോ യതഃ ॥ ൩൮ ॥

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