Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.61.2 (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 6.1.61.2

सूत उवाच ।
आसीद्राजा वृकोनाम सोमवंश समुद्भवः ।
ब्रह्मण्यश्च शरण्यश्च सर्वलोकहिते रतः ॥ २ ॥

sūta uvāca |
āsīdrājā vṛkonāma somavaṃśa samudbhavaḥ |
brahmaṇyaśca śaraṇyaśca sarvalokahite rataḥ || 2 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.61.2 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 (6.1.61.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suta, Raja, Vrika, Una, Somavamsha, Samudbhava, Brahmanya, Sharanya, Sharani, Sarvalokahita, Rata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.61.2). 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: “sūta uvāca
  • sūta* -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • 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: “āsīdrājā vṛkonāma somavaṃśa samudbhavaḥ
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vṛko -
  • vṛka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative 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]
  • somavaṃśa -
  • somavaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    somavaṃśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samudbhavaḥ -
  • samudbhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “brahmaṇyaśca śaraṇyaśca sarvalokahite rataḥ
  • brahmaṇyaś -
  • brahmaṇya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaraṇyaś -
  • śaraṇya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śaraṇī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śaraṇī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvalokahite -
  • sarvalokahita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sarvalokahita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • rataḥ -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ram class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.61.2

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 6.1.61.2 in Bengali sript:
সূত উবাচ ।
আসীদ্রাজা বৃকোনাম সোমবংশ সমুদ্ভবঃ ।
ব্রহ্মণ্যশ্চ শরণ্যশ্চ সর্বলোকহিতে রতঃ ॥ 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 6.1.61.2 in Kannada sript:
ಸೂತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಆಸೀದ್ರಾಜಾ ವೃಕೋನಾಮ ಸೋಮವಂಶ ಸಮುದ್ಭವಃ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಶರಣ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ವಲೋಕಹಿತೇ ರತಃ ॥ ೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.61.2 in Gujarati sript:
સૂત ઉવાચ ।
આસીદ્રાજા વૃકોનામ સોમવંશ સમુદ્ભવઃ ।
બ્રહ્મણ્યશ્ચ શરણ્યશ્ચ સર્વલોકહિતે રતઃ ॥ 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 6.1.61.2 in Malayalam sript:
സൂത ഉവാച ।
ആസീദ്രാജാ വൃകോനാമ സോമവംശ സമുദ്ഭവഃ ।
ബ്രഹ്മണ്യശ്ച ശരണ്യശ്ച സര്വലോകഹിതേ രതഃ ॥ ൨ ॥

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