Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.9.24.28 (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 2.9.24.28

तं प्राह भगवान्ब्रह्मंस्तुष्टोहं तपसा तव ।
वरं वरय मत्तस्त्वं स्वाभीष्टं यत्प्रियोसि मे ॥ २८ ॥

taṃ prāha bhagavānbrahmaṃstuṣṭohaṃ tapasā tava |
varaṃ varaya mattastvaṃ svābhīṣṭaṃ yatpriyosi me || 28 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.9.24.28 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 (2.9.24.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Praha, Bhagavat, Brahma, Stri, Uha, Tapas, Yushmad, Varam, Vara, Matta, Tva, Svabhishta, Yat, Yad, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.9.24.28). 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: “taṃ prāha bhagavānbrahmaṃstuṣṭohaṃ tapasā tava
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • prāha -
  • prāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmaṃ -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • stuṣ -
  • stṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ṭo -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ṭu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ūham -
  • ūha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tapasā -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “varaṃ varaya mattastvaṃ svābhīṣṭaṃ yatpriyosi me
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • varaya -
  • vṛ (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mattas -
  • matta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mad -> matta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 4 verb]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • svābhīṣṭam -
  • svābhīṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svābhīṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svābhīṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • priyo -
  • si -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.9.24.28

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 2.9.24.28 in Bengali sript:
তং প্রাহ ভগবান্ব্রহ্মংস্তুষ্টোহং তপসা তব ।
বরং বরয মত্তস্ত্বং স্বাভীষ্টং যত্প্রিযোসি মে ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 2.9.24.28 in Kannada sript:
ತಂ ಪ್ರಾಹ ಭಗವಾನ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಂಸ್ತುಷ್ಟೋಹಂ ತಪಸಾ ತವ ।
ವರಂ ವರಯ ಮತ್ತಸ್ತ್ವಂ ಸ್ವಾಭೀಷ್ಟಂ ಯತ್ಪ್ರಿಯೋಸಿ ಮೇ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.9.24.28 in Gujarati sript:
તં પ્રાહ ભગવાન્બ્રહ્મંસ્તુષ્ટોહં તપસા તવ ।
વરં વરય મત્તસ્ત્વં સ્વાભીષ્ટં યત્પ્રિયોસિ મે ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 2.9.24.28 in Malayalam sript:
തം പ്രാഹ ഭഗവാന്ബ്രഹ്മംസ്തുഷ്ടോഹം തപസാ തവ ।
വരം വരയ മത്തസ്ത്വം സ്വാഭീഷ്ടം യത്പ്രിയോസി മേ ॥ ൨൮ ॥

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