Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.2.79.24 (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 5.2.79.24

असौ हि जातमात्रोऽपि बालार्क इव मूर्त्तिमान् ।
ग्रहीतुकामो बालार्कं पुप्लावांबरमध्यतः ॥ २४ ॥

asau hi jātamātro'pi bālārka iva mūrttimān |
grahītukāmo bālārkaṃ puplāvāṃbaramadhyataḥ || 24 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.2.79.24 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 (5.2.79.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asi, Asu, Adah, Jatamatra, Api, Balarka, Iva, Murtti, Uka, Ama, Plava, Ambara, Adhi, Atah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.2.79.24). 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: “asau hi jātamātro'pi bālārka iva mūrttimān
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • jātamātro' -
  • jātamātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • bālārka* -
  • bālārka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mūrttim -
  • mūrtti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    mūrtti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ān -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “grahītukāmo bālārkaṃ puplāvāṃbaramadhyataḥ
  • grahīt -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [injunctive active third single]
  • ukā -
  • uka (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • amo* -
  • ama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bālārkam -
  • bālārka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pu -
  • pu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • plāvā -
  • plāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ambaram -
  • ambara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ambara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ambarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adhya -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist middle first single]
  • ataḥ -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.2.79.24

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 5.2.79.24 in Bengali sript:
অসৌ হি জাতমাত্রোঽপি বালার্ক ইব মূর্ত্তিমান্ ।
গ্রহীতুকামো বালার্কং পুপ্লাবাংবরমধ্যতঃ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 5.2.79.24 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸೌ ಹಿ ಜಾತಮಾತ್ರೋಽಪಿ ಬಾಲಾರ್ಕ ಇವ ಮೂರ್ತ್ತಿಮಾನ್ ।
ಗ್ರಹೀತುಕಾಮೋ ಬಾಲಾರ್ಕಂ ಪುಪ್ಲಾವಾಂಬರಮಧ್ಯತಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.2.79.24 in Gujarati sript:
અસૌ હિ જાતમાત્રોઽપિ બાલાર્ક ઇવ મૂર્ત્તિમાન્ ।
ગ્રહીતુકામો બાલાર્કં પુપ્લાવાંબરમધ્યતઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 5.2.79.24 in Malayalam sript:
അസൌ ഹി ജാതമാത്രോഽപി ബാലാര്ക ഇവ മൂര്ത്തിമാന് ।
ഗ്രഹീതുകാമോ ബാലാര്കം പുപ്ലാവാംബരമധ്യതഃ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

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