Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.5.4.23 (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 2.5.4.23

तस्मिन्मृदुश्लक्ष्णतरं बालार्कसदृशद्युति ।
अष्टैश्वर्यदलं पद्मं मन्त्राक्षरमयं न्यसेत् ॥ २३ ॥

tasminmṛduślakṣṇataraṃ bālārkasadṛśadyuti |
aṣṭaiśvaryadalaṃ padmaṃ mantrākṣaramayaṃ nyaset || 23 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.5.4.23 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 (2.5.4.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Mridu, Shlakshnatara, Balarka, Sadrisha, Dyut, Dyuti, Ashta, Ashtan, Aishvari, Aishvarya, Adala, Padma, Mantrakshara, Aya, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.5.4.23). 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: “tasminmṛduślakṣṇataraṃ bālārkasadṛśadyuti
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • mṛdu -
  • mṛdu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mṛdu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mṛdū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ślakṣṇataram -
  • ślakṣṇatara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ślakṣṇatara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ślakṣṇatarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bālārka -
  • bālārka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sadṛśa -
  • sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sadṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dyuti -
  • dyuti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dyuti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dyutī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    dyutī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    dyutī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dyut (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dyut (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    dyut (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “aṣṭaiśvaryadalaṃ padmaṃ mantrākṣaramayaṃ nyaset
  • aṣṭai -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √]
    aṣṭan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aṣṭan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
    -> aṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 5 verb]
    akṣ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    akṣ (verb class 5)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • aiśvarya -
  • aiśvari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aiśvarī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    aiśvarya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adalam -
  • adala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • padmam -
  • padma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    padma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    padmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mantrākṣaram -
  • mantrākṣara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse nyaset

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.5.4.23

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 2.5.4.23 in Bengali sript:
তস্মিন্মৃদুশ্লক্ষ্ণতরং বালার্কসদৃশদ্যুতি ।
অষ্টৈশ্বর্যদলং পদ্মং মন্ত্রাক্ষরমযং ন্যসেত্ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 2.5.4.23 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಮೃದುಶ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಣತರಂ ಬಾಲಾರ್ಕಸದೃಶದ್ಯುತಿ ।
ಅಷ್ಟೈಶ್ವರ್ಯದಲಂ ಪದ್ಮಂ ಮನ್ತ್ರಾಕ್ಷರಮಯಂ ನ್ಯಸೇತ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.5.4.23 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્મિન્મૃદુશ્લક્ષ્ણતરં બાલાર્કસદૃશદ્યુતિ ।
અષ્ટૈશ્વર્યદલં પદ્મં મન્ત્રાક્ષરમયં ન્યસેત્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 2.5.4.23 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മിന്മൃദുശ്ലക്ഷ്ണതരം ബാലാര്കസദൃശദ്യുതി ।
അഷ്ടൈശ്വര്യദലം പദ്മം മന്ത്രാക്ഷരമയം ന്യസേത് ॥ ൨൩ ॥

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