Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.2.17.218 (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 7.2.17.218

बलाकांक्षाः स्थिता देवा गुरुणा ते प्रबोधिताः ।
अमरा देवताः सर्व इति शुक्रेण वारिताः ॥ २१८ ॥

balākāṃkṣāḥ sthitā devā guruṇā te prabodhitāḥ |
amarā devatāḥ sarva iti śukreṇa vāritāḥ || 218 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.2.17.218 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 (7.2.17.218). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bala, Akanksha, Sthita, Deva, Guru, Tad, Yushmad, Prabodhita, Amara, Devata, Sarva, Iti, Shukra, Varita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.2.17.218). 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: “balākāṃkṣāḥ sthitā devā guruṇā te prabodhitāḥ
  • balā -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ākāṅkṣāḥ -
  • ākāṅkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ākāṅkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sthitā* -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • devā* -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • guruṇā -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • prabodhitāḥ -
  • prabodhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prabodhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “amarā devatāḥ sarva iti śukreṇa vāritāḥ
  • amarā* -
  • amara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    amarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • devatāḥ -
  • devatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    devata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sarva* -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śukreṇa -
  • śukra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śukra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vāritāḥ -
  • vārita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vāritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛ -> vārita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛ], [vocative plural from √vṛ]
    vṛ -> vāritā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛ], [vocative plural from √vṛ], [accusative plural from √vṛ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.2.17.218

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 7.2.17.218 in Bengali sript:
বলাকাংক্ষাঃ স্থিতা দেবা গুরুণা তে প্রবোধিতাঃ ।
অমরা দেবতাঃ সর্ব ইতি শুক্রেণ বারিতাঃ ॥ ২১৮ ॥

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 7.2.17.218 in Kannada sript:
ಬಲಾಕಾಂಕ್ಷಾಃ ಸ್ಥಿತಾ ದೇವಾ ಗುರುಣಾ ತೇ ಪ್ರಬೋಧಿತಾಃ ।
ಅಮರಾ ದೇವತಾಃ ಸರ್ವ ಇತಿ ಶುಕ್ರೇಣ ವಾರಿತಾಃ ॥ ೨೧೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.2.17.218 in Gujarati sript:
બલાકાંક્ષાઃ સ્થિતા દેવા ગુરુણા તે પ્રબોધિતાઃ ।
અમરા દેવતાઃ સર્વ ઇતિ શુક્રેણ વારિતાઃ ॥ ૨૧૮ ॥

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 7.2.17.218 in Malayalam sript:
ബലാകാംക്ഷാഃ സ്ഥിതാ ദേവാ ഗുരുണാ തേ പ്രബോധിതാഃ ।
അമരാ ദേവതാഃ സര്വ ഇതി ശുക്രേണ വാരിതാഃ ॥ ൨൧൮ ॥

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