Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.5.2.23 (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 2.5.2.23

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ललाटे केशवं ध्यायेन्नारायणमथोदरे ।
वक्षःस्थले माधवं च गोविंदं कण्ठकूबरे ॥ २३ ॥

lalāṭe keśavaṃ dhyāyennārāyaṇamathodare |
vakṣaḥsthale mādhavaṃ ca goviṃdaṃ kaṇṭhakūbare || 23 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.5.2.23 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 (2.5.2.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lalate, Lalata, Keshava, Narayana, Atha, Atho, Udara, Vakshahsthala, Madhava, Govinda, Kantha, Kubara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.5.2.23). 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: “lalāṭe keśavaṃ dhyāyennārāyaṇamathodare ”
lalāṭe -
lalāṭe (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

lalāṭa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
keśavam -
keśava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

keśava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

keśavā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dhyāyen -
√dhyā (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
nārāyaṇam -
nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nārāyaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
atho -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atho (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
udare -
udara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Line 2: “vakṣaḥsthale mādhavaṃ ca goviṃdaṃ kaṇṭhakūbare ”
vakṣaḥsthale -
vakṣaḥsthala (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
mādhavam -
mādhava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mādhava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

mādhavā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
govindam -
govinda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
kaṇṭha -
kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kūbare -
kūbara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kūbara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]