Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.9.24.2 (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 2.9.24.2

वासुदेवः परं ब्रह्म बृहत्यक्षरधामनि ।
आदावेकोऽद्वितीयोऽभून्निर्गुणो दिव्यविग्रहः ॥ २ ॥

vāsudevaḥ paraṃ brahma bṛhatyakṣaradhāmani |
ādāveko'dvitīyo'bhūnnirguṇo divyavigrahaḥ || 2 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.9.24.2 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 (2.9.24.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vasudeva, Param, Para, Brahma, Brahman, Brihat, Brihati, Akshara, Dhaman, Dhamani, Adau, Ada, Adi, Eka, Advitiya, Nirguna, Div, Divi, Divya, Avigraha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.9.24.2). 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: “vāsudevaḥ paraṃ brahma bṛhatyakṣaradhāmani
  • vāsudevaḥ -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bṛhatya -
  • bṛhatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bṛh -> bṛhatī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √bṛh], [adverb from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhatī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √bṛh], [adverb from √bṛh]
    bṛhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bṛhat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √bṛh], [vocative dual from √bṛh], [accusative dual from √bṛh], [locative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bṛh], [vocative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √bṛh], [vocative dual from √bṛh], [accusative dual from √bṛh], [locative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bṛh], [vocative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • akṣara -
  • akṣara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhāmani -
  • dhāmanī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    dhāman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhāman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “ādāveko'dvitīyo'bhūnnirguṇo divyavigrahaḥ
  • ādāve -
  • ādau (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ādi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • eko' -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • advitīyo' -
  • advitīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhūn -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • nirguṇo* -
  • nirguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • divya -
  • divi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    divī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    divya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    div -> divya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √div]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • avigrahaḥ -
  • avigraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.9.24.2

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 2.9.24.2 in Bengali sript:
বাসুদেবঃ পরং ব্রহ্ম বৃহত্যক্ষরধামনি ।
আদাবেকোঽদ্বিতীযোঽভূন্নির্গুণো দিব্যবিগ্রহঃ ॥ ২ ॥

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 2.9.24.2 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಸುದೇವಃ ಪರಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ಬೃಹತ್ಯಕ್ಷರಧಾಮನಿ ।
ಆದಾವೇಕೋಽದ್ವಿತೀಯೋಽಭೂನ್ನಿರ್ಗುಣೋ ದಿವ್ಯವಿಗ್ರಹಃ ॥ ೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.9.24.2 in Gujarati sript:
વાસુદેવઃ પરં બ્રહ્મ બૃહત્યક્ષરધામનિ ।
આદાવેકોઽદ્વિતીયોઽભૂન્નિર્ગુણો દિવ્યવિગ્રહઃ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 2.9.24.2 in Malayalam sript:
വാസുദേവഃ പരം ബ്രഹ്മ ബൃഹത്യക്ഷരധാമനി ।
ആദാവേകോഽദ്വിതീയോഽഭൂന്നിര്ഗുണോ ദിവ്യവിഗ്രഹഃ ॥ ൨ ॥

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