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Skanda Purana [sanskrit]
876,996 words | ISBN-10: 8170800978 | ISBN-13: 9788170800972
The Skanda-purana verse 7.1.21.2 (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 7.1.21.2
ईश्वर उवाच ।
ब्रह्मणस्तु पुरा देवि दक्षो नाम सुतोऽभवत् ।
प्रजाः सृजेति उद्दिष्टः पूर्वं दक्षः स्वयंभुवा ॥ २ ॥
īśvara uvāca |
brahmaṇastu purā devi dakṣo nāma suto'bhavat |
prajāḥ sṛjeti uddiṣṭaḥ pūrvaṃ dakṣaḥ svayaṃbhuvā || 2 ||
The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.1.21.2 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 (7.1.21.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ishvara, Brahman, Brahmana, Pura, Devi, Devin, Daksha, Dakshas, Naman, Sut, Suta, Praja, Prajas, Iti, Uddishta, Purvam, Purva, Svayambhu, Svayambhuva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.1.21.2). 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: “īśvara uvāca ”
- īśvara* -
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īśvara (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: “brahmaṇastu purā devi dakṣo nāma suto'bhavat ”
- brahmaṇas -
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brahman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- purā* -
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pura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- devi -
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devī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]devin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]devin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dakṣo* -
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dakṣas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dakṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dakṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- suto' -
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sut (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sut (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]suta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√su -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]√su (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- abhavat -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- Line 3: “prajāḥ sṛjeti uddiṣṭaḥ pūrvaṃ dakṣaḥ svayaṃbhuvā ”
- prajāḥ -
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praja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]prajas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sṛje -
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√sṛj (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- uddiṣṭaḥ -
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uddiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- dakṣaḥ -
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dakṣas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dakṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dakṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svayambhuvā -
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svayambhū (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]svayambhuvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.1.21.2
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 7.1.21.2 in Bengali sript:
ঈশ্বর উবাচ ।
ব্রহ্মণস্তু পুরা দেবি দক্ষো নাম সুতোঽভবত্ ।
প্রজাঃ সৃজেতি উদ্দিষ্টঃ পূর্বং দক্ষঃ স্বযংভুবা ॥ ২ ॥
Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)
ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.1.21.2 in Kannada sript:
ಈಶ್ವರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಸ್ತು ಪುರಾ ದೇವಿ ದಕ್ಷೋ ನಾಮ ಸುತೋಽಭವತ್ ।
ಪ್ರಜಾಃ ಸೃಜೇತಿ ಉದ್ದಿಷ್ಟಃ ಪೂರ್ವಂ ದಕ್ಷಃ ಸ್ವಯಂಭುವಾ ॥ ೨ ॥
Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)
સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.1.21.2 in Gujarati sript:
ઈશ્વર ઉવાચ ।
બ્રહ્મણસ્તુ પુરા દેવિ દક્ષો નામ સુતોઽભવત્ ।
પ્રજાઃ સૃજેતિ ઉદ્દિષ્ટઃ પૂર્વં દક્ષઃ સ્વયંભુવા ॥ ૨ ॥
Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)
(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.1.21.2 in Malayalam sript:
ഈശ്വര ഉവാച ।
ബ്രഹ്മണസ്തു പുരാ ദേവി ദക്ഷോ നാമ സുതോഽഭവത് ।
പ്രജാഃ സൃജേതി ഉദ്ദിഷ്ടഃ പൂര്വം ദക്ഷഃ സ്വയംഭുവാ ॥ ൨ ॥