Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.5.2.19 (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 2.5.2.19

विमलां मृत्तिकां रम्यामादाय द्विजसत्तम ।
मन्त्रेणैवाऽभिमंत्र्याऽथ ललाटादिषु वैष्णवः ।
धारयेदूर्ध्वपुण्ड्राणि यथासंख्यमतंद्रितः ॥ १९ ॥

vimalāṃ mṛttikāṃ ramyāmādāya dvijasattama |
mantreṇaivā'bhimaṃtryā'tha lalāṭādiṣu vaiṣṇavaḥ |
dhārayedūrdhvapuṇḍrāṇi yathāsaṃkhyamataṃdritaḥ || 19 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.5.2.19 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 (2.5.2.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vimala, Mrittika, Ramya, Ada, Adaya, Dvijasattama, Mantra, Abhi, Atha, Lalata, Vaishnava, Urdhvapundra, Yathasankhya, Atandrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.5.2.19). 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: “vimalāṃ mṛttikāṃ ramyāmādāya dvijasattama
  • vimalām -
  • vimalā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mṛttikām -
  • mṛttikā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ramyām -
  • ramyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram]
  • ādāya -
  • ādāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • dvijasattama -
  • dvijasattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “mantreṇaivā'bhimaṃtryā'tha lalāṭādiṣu vaiṣṇavaḥ
  • mantreṇai -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • evā' -
  • abhim -
  • abhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • antryā' -
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • lalāṭād -
  • lalāṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • vaiṣṇavaḥ -
  • vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “dhārayedūrdhvapuṇḍrāṇi yathāsaṃkhyamataṃdritaḥ
  • dhārayed -
  • dhṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • ūrdhvapuṇḍrāṇi -
  • ūrdhvapuṇḍra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yathāsaṅkhyam -
  • yathāsaṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yathāsaṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • atandritaḥ -
  • atandrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.5.2.19

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 2.5.2.19 in Bengali sript:
বিমলাং মৃত্তিকাং রম্যামাদায দ্বিজসত্তম ।
মন্ত্রেণৈবাঽভিমংত্র্যাঽথ ললাটাদিষু বৈষ্ণবঃ ।
ধারযেদূর্ধ্বপুণ্ড্রাণি যথাসংখ্যমতংদ্রিতঃ ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 2.5.2.19 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಮಲಾಂ ಮೃತ್ತಿಕಾಂ ರಮ್ಯಾಮಾದಾಯ ದ್ವಿಜಸತ್ತಮ ।
ಮನ್ತ್ರೇಣೈವಾಽಭಿಮಂತ್ರ್ಯಾಽಥ ಲಲಾಟಾದಿಷು ವೈಷ್ಣವಃ ।
ಧಾರಯೇದೂರ್ಧ್ವಪುಣ್ಡ್ರಾಣಿ ಯಥಾಸಂಖ್ಯಮತಂದ್ರಿತಃ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.5.2.19 in Gujarati sript:
વિમલાં મૃત્તિકાં રમ્યામાદાય દ્વિજસત્તમ ।
મન્ત્રેણૈવાઽભિમંત્ર્યાઽથ લલાટાદિષુ વૈષ્ણવઃ ।
ધારયેદૂર્ધ્વપુણ્ડ્રાણિ યથાસંખ્યમતંદ્રિતઃ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 2.5.2.19 in Malayalam sript:
വിമലാം മൃത്തികാം രമ്യാമാദായ ദ്വിജസത്തമ ।
മന്ത്രേണൈവാഽഭിമംത്ര്യാഽഥ ലലാടാദിഷു വൈഷ്ണവഃ ।
ധാരയേദൂര്ധ്വപുണ്ഡ്രാണി യഥാസംഖ്യമതംദ്രിതഃ ॥ ൧൯ ॥

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