Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.1.4.12 (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 5.1.4.12

सनत्कुमार उवाच ।
अव्यक्तादीन्ससर्जादावंडं हि तदजायत ।
जज्ञे सौवर्णवर्णाभो ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः ॥ १२ ॥

sanatkumāra uvāca |
avyaktādīnsasarjādāvaṃḍaṃ hi tadajāyata |
jajñe sauvarṇavarṇābho brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ || 12 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.1.4.12 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 (5.1.4.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sanatkumara, Avyakta, Ada, Anda, Tada, Jajni, Sauvarna, Brahma, Lokapitamaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.1.4.12). 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: “sanatkumāra uvāca
  • sanatkumāra* -
  • sanatkumāra (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: “avyaktādīnsasarjādāvaṃḍaṃ hi tadajāyata
  • avyaktād -
  • avyakta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    avyakta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sasarjā -
  • sṛj (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    sarj (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • adāva -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active first dual]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active first dual]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual], [aorist active first dual]
    (verb class 4)
    [aorist active first dual]
  • aṇḍam -
  • aṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāyata -
  • jai (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • Line 3: “jajñe sauvarṇavarṇābho brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ
  • jajñe -
  • jajñi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jajñi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • sauvarṇa -
  • sauvarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sauvarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇābho -
  • brahmā* -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lokapitāmahaḥ -
  • lokapitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.1.4.12

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 5.1.4.12 in Bengali sript:
সনত্কুমার উবাচ ।
অব্যক্তাদীন্সসর্জাদাবংডং হি তদজাযত ।
জজ্ঞে সৌবর্ণবর্ণাভো ব্রহ্মা লোকপিতামহঃ ॥ 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 5.1.4.12 in Kannada sript:
ಸನತ್ಕುಮಾರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅವ್ಯಕ್ತಾದೀನ್ಸಸರ್ಜಾದಾವಂಡಂ ಹಿ ತದಜಾಯತ ।
ಜಜ್ಞೇ ಸೌವರ್ಣವರ್ಣಾಭೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ ಲೋಕಪಿತಾಮಹಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.1.4.12 in Gujarati sript:
સનત્કુમાર ઉવાચ ।
અવ્યક્તાદીન્સસર્જાદાવંડં હિ તદજાયત ।
જજ્ઞે સૌવર્ણવર્ણાભો બ્રહ્મા લોકપિતામહઃ ॥ 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 5.1.4.12 in Malayalam sript:
സനത്കുമാര ഉവാച ।
അവ്യക്താദീന്സസര്ജാദാവംഡം ഹി തദജായത ।
ജജ്ഞേ സൌവര്ണവര്ണാഭോ ബ്രഹ്മാ ലോകപിതാമഹഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

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