Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.4.25.5 (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 7.4.25.5

धन्या सा मथुरा लोके यत्र जातो हरिः स्वयम् ।
द्वारका सफला लोके क्रीडितं यत्र विष्णुना ॥ ५ ॥

dhanyā sā mathurā loke yatra jāto hariḥ svayam |
dvārakā saphalā loke krīḍitaṃ yatra viṣṇunā || 5 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.4.25.5 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 (7.4.25.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhanya, Dhani, Mathura, Loka, Yatra, Jatri, Jata, Hari, Svayam, Dvaraka, Saphala, Kridita, Vishnu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.4.25.5). 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: “dhanyā mathurā loke yatra jāto hariḥ svayam
  • dhanyā -
  • dhanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    dhanī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • mathurā* -
  • mathura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mathurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāto* -
  • jātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • hariḥ -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “dvārakā saphalā loke krīḍitaṃ yatra viṣṇunā
  • dvārakā -
  • dvārakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saphalā* -
  • saphala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saphalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • krīḍitam -
  • krīḍita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    krīḍita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    krīḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    krīḍ -> krīḍita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √krīḍ]
    krīḍ -> krīḍita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √krīḍ]
    krīḍ -> krīḍitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √krīḍ]
    krīḍ -> krīḍita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √krīḍ]
    krīḍ -> krīḍita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √krīḍ], [accusative single from √krīḍ]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṣṇunā -
  • viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.4.25.5

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 7.4.25.5 in Bengali sript:
ধন্যা সা মথুরা লোকে যত্র জাতো হরিঃ স্বযম্ ।
দ্বারকা সফলা লোকে ক্রীডিতং যত্র বিষ্ণুনা ॥ ৫ ॥

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 7.4.25.5 in Kannada sript:
ಧನ್ಯಾ ಸಾ ಮಥುರಾ ಲೋಕೇ ಯತ್ರ ಜಾತೋ ಹರಿಃ ಸ್ವಯಮ್ ।
ದ್ವಾರಕಾ ಸಫಲಾ ಲೋಕೇ ಕ್ರೀಡಿತಂ ಯತ್ರ ವಿಷ್ಣುನಾ ॥ ೫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.4.25.5 in Gujarati sript:
ધન્યા સા મથુરા લોકે યત્ર જાતો હરિઃ સ્વયમ્ ।
દ્વારકા સફલા લોકે ક્રીડિતં યત્ર વિષ્ણુના ॥ ૫ ॥

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 7.4.25.5 in Malayalam sript:
ധന്യാ സാ മഥുരാ ലോകേ യത്ര ജാതോ ഹരിഃ സ്വയമ് ।
ദ്വാരകാ സഫലാ ലോകേ ക്രീഡിതം യത്ര വിഷ്ണുനാ ॥ ൫ ॥

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