Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.261.32 (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 6.1.261.32

कृत्तिका ऊचुः ।
 सत्यं वदामहे देवि तव त्रैलोक्यशोभिते ।
अस्य स्तंबसमूहस्य मध्यस्थं बालकं वृणु ॥ ३२ ॥

kṛttikā ūcuḥ |
 satyaṃ vadāmahe devi tava trailokyaśobhite |
asya staṃbasamūhasya madhyasthaṃ bālakaṃ vṛṇu || 32 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.261.32 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 (6.1.261.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krittika, Devi, Devin, Yushmad, Trailokya, Shobhita, Idam, Stamba, Samuha, Madhyastha, Balaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.261.32). 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: “kṛttikā ūcuḥ
  • kṛttikā* -
  • kṛttikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛttika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ūcuḥ -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • Line 2: “ satyaṃ vadāmahe devi tava trailokyaśobhite
  • Cannot analyse *satyam*va
  • vadāmahe -
  • vad (verb class 1)
    [present middle first plural]
  • devi -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    devin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • trailokya -
  • trailokya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trailokya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śobhite -
  • śobhita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śobhita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śobhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śubh -> śobhita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [locative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [locative single from √śubh]
    śubh -> śobhita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śubh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śubh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śubh class 1 verb], [locative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śubh class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √śubh class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √śubh class 6 verb], [locative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [nominative dual from √śubh], [vocative dual from √śubh], [accusative dual from √śubh], [locative single from √śubh]
    śubh -> śobhitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śubh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śubh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śubh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śubh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √śubh class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √śubh class 6 verb], [nominative dual from √śubh], [vocative single from √śubh], [vocative dual from √śubh], [accusative dual from √śubh]
  • Line 3: “asya staṃbasamūhasya madhyasthaṃ bālakaṃ vṛṇu
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • stamba -
  • stamba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    stamba (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samūhasya -
  • samūha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • madhyastham -
  • madhyastha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhyastha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyasthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bālakam -
  • bālaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bālaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bālakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vṛṇu -
  • vṛ (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
    vṛ (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.261.32

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 6.1.261.32 in Bengali sript:
কৃত্তিকা ঊচুঃ ।
 সত্যং বদামহে দেবি তব ত্রৈলোক্যশোভিতে ।
অস্য স্তংবসমূহস্য মধ্যস্থং বালকং বৃণু ॥ ৩২ ॥

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 6.1.261.32 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃತ್ತಿಕಾ ಊಚುಃ ।
 ಸತ್ಯಂ ವದಾಮಹೇ ದೇವಿ ತವ ತ್ರೈಲೋಕ್ಯಶೋಭಿತೇ ।
ಅಸ್ಯ ಸ್ತಂಬಸಮೂಹಸ್ಯ ಮಧ್ಯಸ್ಥಂ ಬಾಲಕಂ ವೃಣು ॥ ೩೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.261.32 in Gujarati sript:
કૃત્તિકા ઊચુઃ ।
 સત્યં વદામહે દેવિ તવ ત્રૈલોક્યશોભિતે ।
અસ્ય સ્તંબસમૂહસ્ય મધ્યસ્થં બાલકં વૃણુ ॥ ૩૨ ॥

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 6.1.261.32 in Malayalam sript:
കൃത്തികാ ഊചുഃ ।
 സത്യം വദാമഹേ ദേവി തവ ത്രൈലോക്യശോഭിതേ ।
അസ്യ സ്തംബസമൂഹസ്യ മധ്യസ്ഥം ബാലകം വൃണു ॥ ൩൨ ॥

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