Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.4.17.31 (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 2.4.17.31

नारद उवाच ।
तदा प्रभृति देवस्य द्वारि कीर्तिमुखः स्थितः ।
नार्चयन्तीह ये पूर्वं तेषामर्चा वृथा भवेत् ॥ ३१ ॥

nārada uvāca |
tadā prabhṛti devasya dvāri kīrtimukhaḥ sthitaḥ |
nārcayantīha ye pūrvaṃ teṣāmarcā vṛthā bhavet || 31 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.4.17.31 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 (2.4.17.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Narada, Tada, Deva, Dvari, Kirtimukha, Sthita, Nri, Arcayat, Arcayanti, Iha, Yah, Yat, Purvam, Purva, Tad, Arca, Vritha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.4.17.31). 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: “nārada uvāca
  • nārada* -
  • nārada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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: “tadā prabhṛti devasya dvāri kīrtimukhaḥ sthitaḥ
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prabhṛti -
  • prabhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • devasya -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dvāri -
  • dvārī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    dvārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kīrtimukhaḥ -
  • kīrtimukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sthitaḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • Line 3: “nārcayantīha ye pūrvaṃ teṣāmarcā vṛthā bhavet
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arcayantī -
  • ṛc -> arcayantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √ṛc], [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcayantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √ṛc], [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ṛc], [nominative plural from √ṛc], [vocative dual from √ṛc], [vocative plural from √ṛc], [accusative dual from √ṛc], [accusative plural from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ṛc], [vocative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ṛc], [nominative plural from √ṛc], [vocative dual from √ṛc], [vocative plural from √ṛc], [accusative dual from √ṛc], [accusative plural from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ṛc], [vocative single from √ṛc]
    arcayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ṛc (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
    ṛc (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • arcā* -
  • arcā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    arca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vṛthā* -
  • vṛthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.4.17.31

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 2.4.17.31 in Bengali sript:
নারদ উবাচ ।
তদা প্রভৃতি দেবস্য দ্বারি কীর্তিমুখঃ স্থিতঃ ।
নার্চযন্তীহ যে পূর্বং তেষামর্চা বৃথা ভবেত্ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 2.4.17.31 in Kannada sript:
ನಾರದ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತದಾ ಪ್ರಭೃತಿ ದೇವಸ್ಯ ದ್ವಾರಿ ಕೀರ್ತಿಮುಖಃ ಸ್ಥಿತಃ ।
ನಾರ್ಚಯನ್ತೀಹ ಯೇ ಪೂರ್ವಂ ತೇಷಾಮರ್ಚಾ ವೃಥಾ ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.4.17.31 in Gujarati sript:
નારદ ઉવાચ ।
તદા પ્રભૃતિ દેવસ્ય દ્વારિ કીર્તિમુખઃ સ્થિતઃ ।
નાર્ચયન્તીહ યે પૂર્વં તેષામર્ચા વૃથા ભવેત્ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 2.4.17.31 in Malayalam sript:
നാരദ ഉവാച ।
തദാ പ്രഭൃതി ദേവസ്യ ദ്വാരി കീര്തിമുഖഃ സ്ഥിതഃ ।
നാര്ചയന്തീഹ യേ പൂര്വം തേഷാമര്ചാ വൃഥാ ഭവേത് ॥ ൩൧ ॥

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