Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.4.31.12 (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 2.4.31.12

विष्णोस्तु प्रतिमां कुर्यात्पलस्य स्वर्णजां शुभाम् ।
तदर्द्धार्द्धं तदर्द्धार्द्धं यथाशक्त्या प्रकल्पयेत् ॥ १२ ॥

viṣṇostu pratimāṃ kuryātpalasya svarṇajāṃ śubhām |
tadarddhārddhaṃ tadarddhārddhaṃ yathāśaktyā prakalpayet || 12 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.4.31.12 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 (2.4.31.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vishnu, Pratima, Pala, Svarnaja, Shubha, Shubh, Tada, Riddha, Arddha, Yatha, Ashakti, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.4.31.12). 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: “viṣṇostu pratimāṃ kuryātpalasya svarṇajāṃ śubhām
  • viṣṇos -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pratimām -
  • pratimā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    pratimā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single], [genitive plural]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • palasya -
  • pala (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pala (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • svarṇajā -
  • svarṇaja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śubhām -
  • śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “tadarddhārddhaṃ tadarddhārddhaṃ yathāśaktyā prakalpayet
  • tadar -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛddhā -
  • ṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārddham -
  • ārddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tadar -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛddhā -
  • ṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārddham -
  • ārddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aśaktyā -
  • aśakti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kalpayet -
  • kḷp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.4.31.12

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 2.4.31.12 in Bengali sript:
বিষ্ণোস্তু প্রতিমাং কুর্যাত্পলস্য স্বর্ণজাং শুভাম্ ।
তদর্দ্ধার্দ্ধং তদর্দ্ধার্দ্ধং যথাশক্ত্যা প্রকল্পযেত্ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 2.4.31.12 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಷ್ಣೋಸ್ತು ಪ್ರತಿಮಾಂ ಕುರ್ಯಾತ್ಪಲಸ್ಯ ಸ್ವರ್ಣಜಾಂ ಶುಭಾಮ್ ।
ತದರ್ದ್ಧಾರ್ದ್ಧಂ ತದರ್ದ್ಧಾರ್ದ್ಧಂ ಯಥಾಶಕ್ತ್ಯಾ ಪ್ರಕಲ್ಪಯೇತ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.4.31.12 in Gujarati sript:
વિષ્ણોસ્તુ પ્રતિમાં કુર્યાત્પલસ્ય સ્વર્ણજાં શુભામ્ ।
તદર્દ્ધાર્દ્ધં તદર્દ્ધાર્દ્ધં યથાશક્ત્યા પ્રકલ્પયેત્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 2.4.31.12 in Malayalam sript:
വിഷ്ണോസ്തു പ്രതിമാം കുര്യാത്പലസ്യ സ്വര്ണജാം ശുഭാമ് ।
തദര്ദ്ധാര്ദ്ധം തദര്ദ്ധാര്ദ്ധം യഥാശക്ത്യാ പ്രകല്പയേത് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

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