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Skanda Purana [sanskrit]
876,996 words | ISBN-10: 8170800978 | ISBN-13: 9788170800972
The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.218.2 (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 5.3.218.2
युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
कथं सिद्धो द्विजश्रेष्ठ वासुदेवो जगद्गुरुः ।
मानुषं रूपमास्थाय लोकानां हितकाम्यया ॥ २ ॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kathaṃ siddho dvijaśreṣṭha vāsudevo jagadguruḥ |
mānuṣaṃ rūpamāsthāya lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā || 2 ||
The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.218.2 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 (5.3.218.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yudhishthira, Katham, Katha, Siddha, Dvijashreshtha, Vasudeva, Jagadguru, Manusha, Rupa, Asthaya, Loka, Hitakamya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.218.2). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ”
- yudhiṣṭhira* -
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yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√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: “kathaṃ siddho dvijaśreṣṭha vāsudevo jagadguruḥ ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- siddho* -
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siddha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
- dvijaśreṣṭha -
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dvijaśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāsudevo* -
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vāsudeva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jagadguruḥ -
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jagadguru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “mānuṣaṃ rūpamāsthāya lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā ”
- mānuṣam -
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mānuṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mānuṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- rūpam -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āsthāya -
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āsthāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- lokānām -
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loka (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- hitakāmyayā -
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hitakāmyā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.218.2
Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)
(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office
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Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)
স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.3.218.2 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
কথং সিদ্ধো দ্বিজশ্রেষ্ঠ বাসুদেবো জগদ্গুরুঃ ।
মানুষং রূপমাস্থায লোকানাং হিতকাম্যযা ॥ ২ ॥
Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)
ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.3.218.2 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕಥಂ ಸಿದ್ಧೋ ದ್ವಿಜಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ವಾಸುದೇವೋ ಜಗದ್ಗುರುಃ ।
ಮಾನುಷಂ ರೂಪಮಾಸ್ಥಾಯ ಲೋಕಾನಾಂ ಹಿತಕಾಮ್ಯಯಾ ॥ ೨ ॥
Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)
સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.3.218.2 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
કથં સિદ્ધો દ્વિજશ્રેષ્ઠ વાસુદેવો જગદ્ગુરુઃ ।
માનુષં રૂપમાસ્થાય લોકાનાં હિતકામ્યયા ॥ ૨ ॥
Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)
(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.3.218.2 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
കഥം സിദ്ധോ ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠ വാസുദേവോ ജഗദ്ഗുരുഃ ।
മാനുഷം രൂപമാസ്ഥായ ലോകാനാം ഹിതകാമ്യയാ ॥ ൨ ॥