Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.9.31.12 (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 2.9.31.12

विभुर्ऋषीणामृषभोऽक्षरात्मा जीवेश्वराणां च नियामकोसि ।
साक्षी महापूरुष आत्मतन्त्रः कालोऽभवद्यद्भ्रुकुटेर्महांश्च ॥ १२ ॥

vibhurṛṣīṇāmṛṣabho'kṣarātmā jīveśvarāṇāṃ ca niyāmakosi |
sākṣī mahāpūruṣa ātmatantraḥ kālo'bhavadyadbhrukuṭermahāṃśca || 12 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.9.31.12 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 (2.9.31.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vibhu, Rishi, Rishabha, Akshara, Mas, Jiva, Jivan, Ishvara, Sakshi, Sakshin, Mahapurusha, Atmatantra, Kala, Yat, Yad, Bhrukuti, Maha, Mahat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.9.31.12). 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: “vibhurṛṣīṇāmṛṣabho'kṣarātmā jīveśvarāṇāṃ ca niyāmakosi
  • vibhur -
  • vibhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vibhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṣīṇām -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ṛṣabho' -
  • ṛṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣarāt -
  • akṣara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    akṣara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mā* -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mās (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jīve -
  • jīva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    jīva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jīvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jīvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • iśvarāṇām -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    iśvara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niyāmako -
  • si -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Line 2: “sākṣī mahāpūruṣa ātmatantraḥ kālo'bhavadyadbhrukuṭermahāṃśca
  • sākṣī -
  • sākṣī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sākṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sākṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sākṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāpūruṣa*ā -
  • mahāpūruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ātmatantraḥ -
  • ātmatantra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kālo' -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavad -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • yad -
  • 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]
  • bhrukuṭer -
  • bhrukuṭi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhrukuṭi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mahāṃś -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.9.31.12

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 2.9.31.12 in Bengali sript:
বিভুরৃষীণামৃষভোঽক্ষরাত্মা জীবেশ্বরাণাং চ নিযামকোসি ।
সাক্ষী মহাপূরুষ আত্মতন্ত্রঃ কালোঽভবদ্যদ্ভ্রুকুটের্মহাংশ্চ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 2.9.31.12 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಭುರೃಷೀಣಾಮೃಷಭೋಽಕ್ಷರಾತ್ಮಾ ಜೀವೇಶ್ವರಾಣಾಂ ಚ ನಿಯಾಮಕೋಸಿ ।
ಸಾಕ್ಷೀ ಮಹಾಪೂರುಷ ಆತ್ಮತನ್ತ್ರಃ ಕಾಲೋಽಭವದ್ಯದ್ಭ್ರುಕುಟೇರ್ಮಹಾಂಶ್ಚ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.9.31.12 in Gujarati sript:
વિભુરૃષીણામૃષભોઽક્ષરાત્મા જીવેશ્વરાણાં ચ નિયામકોસિ ।
સાક્ષી મહાપૂરુષ આત્મતન્ત્રઃ કાલોઽભવદ્યદ્ભ્રુકુટેર્મહાંશ્ચ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 2.9.31.12 in Malayalam sript:
വിഭുരൃഷീണാമൃഷഭോഽക്ഷരാത്മാ ജീവേശ്വരാണാം ച നിയാമകോസി ।
സാക്ഷീ മഹാപൂരുഷ ആത്മതന്ത്രഃ കാലോഽഭവദ്യദ്ഭ്രുകുടേര്മഹാംശ്ച ॥ ൧൨ ॥

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