Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.2.2.1 (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 3.2.2.1

। व्यास उवाच॥ पृथ्वीपुरंध्यास्तिलकं ललाटे लक्ष्मीलतायाः स्फुटमालवालम् ।
वाग्देवताया जलकेलिरम्यं नोहेरकं संप्रति वर्णयामि ॥ १ ॥

| vyāsa uvāca ||
pṛthvīpuraṃdhyāstilakaṃ lalāṭe lakṣmīlatāyāḥ sphuṭamālavālam |
vāgdevatāyā jalakeliramyaṃ noherakaṃ saṃprati varṇayāmi || 1 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.2.2.1 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 (3.2.2.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vyasa, Prithvi, Purandhi, Tilaka, Lalate, Lalata, Lakshmi, Lata, Sphutam, Sphuta, Alavala, Vagdevata, Jalakeli, Amin, Adah, Asmad, Heraka, Samprati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.2.2.1). 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: “vyāsa uvāca |
  • vyāsa* -
  • vyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “pṛthvīpuraṃdhyāstilakaṃ lalāṭe lakṣmīlatāyāḥ sphuṭamālavālam
  • pṛthvī -
  • pṛthvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • purandhyās -
  • purandhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tilakam -
  • tilaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tilakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • lalāṭe -
  • lalāṭe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    lalāṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • lakṣmī -
  • lakṣmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • latāyāḥ -
  • latā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sphuṭam -
  • sphuṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sphuṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sphuṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sphuṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ālavālam -
  • ālavāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “vāgdevatāyā jalakeliramyaṃ noherakaṃ saṃprati varṇayāmi
  • vāgdevatāyā* -
  • vāgdevatā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • jalakelir -
  • jalakeli (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • amya -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • no -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • herakam -
  • heraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • samprati -
  • samprati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    samprati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    samprati (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sampratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sampratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    sampratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    samprati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • varṇayāmi -
  • varṇ (verb class 10)
    [present active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 3.2.2.1

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 3.2.2.1 in Bengali sript:

ব্যাস উবাচ ॥
পৃথ্বীপুরংধ্যাস্তিলকং ললাটে লক্ষ্মীলতাযাঃ স্ফুটমালবালম্ ।
বাগ্দেবতাযা জলকেলিরম্যং নোহেরকং সংপ্রতি বর্ণযামি ॥ ১ ॥

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 3.2.2.1 in Kannada sript:

ವ್ಯಾಸ ಉವಾಚ ॥
ಪೃಥ್ವೀಪುರಂಧ್ಯಾಸ್ತಿಲಕಂ ಲಲಾಟೇ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಲತಾಯಾಃ ಸ್ಫುಟಮಾಲವಾಲಮ್ ।
ವಾಗ್ದೇವತಾಯಾ ಜಲಕೇಲಿರಮ್ಯಂ ನೋಹೇರಕಂ ಸಂಪ್ರತಿ ವರ್ಣಯಾಮಿ ॥ ೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.2.2.1 in Gujarati sript:

વ્યાસ ઉવાચ ॥
પૃથ્વીપુરંધ્યાસ્તિલકં લલાટે લક્ષ્મીલતાયાઃ સ્ફુટમાલવાલમ્ ।
વાગ્દેવતાયા જલકેલિરમ્યં નોહેરકં સંપ્રતિ વર્ણયામિ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 3.2.2.1 in Malayalam sript:

വ്യാസ ഉവാച ॥
പൃഥ്വീപുരംധ്യാസ്തിലകം ലലാടേ ലക്ഷ്മീലതായാഃ സ്ഫുടമാലവാലമ് ।
വാഗ്ദേവതായാ ജലകേലിരമ്യം നോഹേരകം സംപ്രതി വര്ണയാമി ॥ ൧ ॥

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