Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.2.57.2 (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 5.2.57.2

घंटोनाम गणश्रेष्ठो बभूव मम वल्लभः ।
चाक्षुषस्य मनोः काले कौतुकार्थं यदृच्छया ।
प्रस्थितो ब्रह्मसदनं द्रष्टुं ब्रह्माणमव्ययम् ॥ २ ॥

ghaṃṭonāma gaṇaśreṣṭho babhūva mama vallabhaḥ |
cākṣuṣasya manoḥ kāle kautukārthaṃ yadṛcchayā |
prasthito brahmasadanaṃ draṣṭuṃ brahmāṇamavyayam || 2 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.2.57.2 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 (5.2.57.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ghanta, Ghantu, Una, Gana, Shreshtha, Asmad, Vallabha, Cakshusha, Manu, Kale, Kala, Kautuka, Artha, Yadriccha, Prasthita, Brahmasadana, Brahma, Brahman, Avyaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.2.57.2). 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: “ghaṃṭonāma gaṇaśreṣṭho babhūva mama vallabhaḥ
  • ghaṇṭo -
  • ghaṇṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghaṇṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ghaṇṭu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ghaṇṭ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ūnām -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ūnā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaṇa -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śreṣṭho* -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • babhūva -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • vallabhaḥ -
  • vallabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “cākṣuṣasya manoḥ kāle kautukārthaṃ yadṛcchayā
  • cākṣuṣasya -
  • cākṣuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    cākṣuṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • manoḥ -
  • manu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kautukā -
  • kautuka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yadṛcchayā -
  • yadṛcchā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 3: “prasthito brahmasadanaṃ draṣṭuṃ brahmāṇamavyayam
  • prasthito* -
  • prasthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmasadanam -
  • brahmasadana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • draṣṭum -
  • dṛś -> draṣṭum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √dṛś]
  • brahmā -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āṇam -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • avyayam -
  • avyaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avyaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avyayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vyā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    vyay (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.2.57.2

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 5.2.57.2 in Bengali sript:
ঘংটোনাম গণশ্রেষ্ঠো বভূব মম বল্লভঃ ।
চাক্ষুষস্য মনোঃ কালে কৌতুকার্থং যদৃচ্ছযা ।
প্রস্থিতো ব্রহ্মসদনং দ্রষ্টুং ব্রহ্মাণমব্যযম্ ॥ 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 5.2.57.2 in Kannada sript:
ಘಂಟೋನಾಮ ಗಣಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠೋ ಬಭೂವ ಮಮ ವಲ್ಲಭಃ ।
ಚಾಕ್ಷುಷಸ್ಯ ಮನೋಃ ಕಾಲೇ ಕೌತುಕಾರ್ಥಂ ಯದೃಚ್ಛಯಾ ।
ಪ್ರಸ್ಥಿತೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಸದನಂ ದ್ರಷ್ಟುಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಣಮವ್ಯಯಮ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.2.57.2 in Gujarati sript:
ઘંટોનામ ગણશ્રેષ્ઠો બભૂવ મમ વલ્લભઃ ।
ચાક્ષુષસ્ય મનોઃ કાલે કૌતુકાર્થં યદૃચ્છયા ।
પ્રસ્થિતો બ્રહ્મસદનં દ્રષ્ટું બ્રહ્માણમવ્યયમ્ ॥ 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 5.2.57.2 in Malayalam sript:
ഘംടോനാമ ഗണശ്രേഷ്ഠോ ബഭൂവ മമ വല്ലഭഃ ।
ചാക്ഷുഷസ്യ മനോഃ കാലേ കൌതുകാര്ഥം യദൃച്ഛയാ ।
പ്രസ്ഥിതോ ബ്രഹ്മസദനം ദ്രഷ്ടും ബ്രഹ്മാണമവ്യയമ് ॥ ൨ ॥

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