Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.2.61.2 (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 5.2.61.2

प्रधमं प्राकृते कल्पे राजाभूदश्ववाहनः ।
प्राग्ज्योतिषपुरे रम्ये धर्मात्मा कीर्त्तिवर्द्धनः ॥ २ ॥

pradhamaṃ prākṛte kalpe rājābhūdaśvavāhanaḥ |
prāgjyotiṣapure ramye dharmātmā kīrttivarddhanaḥ || 2 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.2.61.2 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 (5.2.61.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pradha, Prakrita, Prakriti, Kalpa, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Ashvavahana, Pragjyotishapura, Ramya, Dharmatman, Varddhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.2.61.2). 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: “pradhamaṃ prākṛte kalpe rājābhūdaśvavāhanaḥ
  • pradham -
  • pradha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pradhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • prākṛte -
  • prākṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prākṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prākṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    prākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • kalpe -
  • kalpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kalpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kalpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kḷp (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • rājā -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhūd -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • aśvavāhanaḥ -
  • aśvavāhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “prāgjyotiṣapure ramye dharmātmā kīrttivarddhanaḥ
  • prāgjyotiṣapure -
  • prāgjyotiṣapura (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prāgjyotiṣapura (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ramye -
  • ramya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ramya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ramyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ram class 1 verb], [locative single from √ram]
    ram -> ramya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [locative single from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ram], [vocative dual from √ram], [accusative dual from √ram], [locative single from √ram]
    ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ram], [vocative single from √ram], [vocative dual from √ram], [accusative dual from √ram]
    ram (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    ram (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • dharmātmā -
  • dharmātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kīrtti -
  • kīrtti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • varddhanaḥ -
  • varddhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.2.61.2

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 5.2.61.2 in Bengali sript:
প্রধমং প্রাকৃতে কল্পে রাজাভূদশ্ববাহনঃ ।
প্রাগ্জ্যোতিষপুরে রম্যে ধর্মাত্মা কীর্ত্তিবর্দ্ধনঃ ॥ 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 5.2.61.2 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಧಮಂ ಪ್ರಾಕೃತೇ ಕಲ್ಪೇ ರಾಜಾಭೂದಶ್ವವಾಹನಃ ।
ಪ್ರಾಗ್ಜ್ಯೋತಿಷಪುರೇ ರಮ್ಯೇ ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಮಾ ಕೀರ್ತ್ತಿವರ್ದ್ಧನಃ ॥ ೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.2.61.2 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રધમં પ્રાકૃતે કલ્પે રાજાભૂદશ્વવાહનઃ ।
પ્રાગ્જ્યોતિષપુરે રમ્યે ધર્માત્મા કીર્ત્તિવર્દ્ધનઃ ॥ 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 5.2.61.2 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രധമം പ്രാകൃതേ കല്പേ രാജാഭൂദശ്വവാഹനഃ ।
പ്രാഗ്ജ്യോതിഷപുരേ രമ്യേ ധര്മാത്മാ കീര്ത്തിവര്ദ്ധനഃ ॥ ൨ ॥

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