Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.17.255 (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 1.1.17.255

जातीपुष्पं मल्लिकायाश्च पुष्पं पुष्पं मोगरकं नीलपुष्पं तथैव ।
तथा पुष्पं कुटजं कर्णिकारं कौसुम्भाख्यं वारिजं रक्तवर्णनम् ॥ २५५ ॥

jātīpuṣpaṃ mallikāyāśca puṣpaṃ puṣpaṃ mogarakaṃ nīlapuṣpaṃ tathaiva |
tathā puṣpaṃ kuṭajaṃ karṇikāraṃ kausumbhākhyaṃ vārijaṃ raktavarṇanam || 255 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.17.255 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 (1.1.17.255). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jati, Pushpa, Mallika, Moga, Raka, Nilapushpa, Tatha, Kutaja, Karnikara, Kausumbha, Varija, Rakta, Varnana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.17.255). 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: “jātīpuṣpaṃ mallikāyāśca puṣpaṃ puṣpaṃ mogarakaṃ nīlapuṣpaṃ tathaiva
  • jātī -
  • jātī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jāti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • puṣpam -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṣpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mallikāyāś -
  • mallikā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṣpam -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṣpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puṣpam -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṣpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • moga -
  • moga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rakam -
  • raka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • nīlapuṣpam -
  • nīlapuṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nīlapuṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nīlapuṣpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • Line 2: “tathā puṣpaṃ kuṭajaṃ karṇikāraṃ kausumbhākhyaṃ vārijaṃ raktavarṇanam
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • puṣpam -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṣpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuṭajam -
  • kuṭaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • karṇikāram -
  • karṇikāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    karṇikāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    karṇikārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kausumbhā -
  • kausumbha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kausumbha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akhyam -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist active first single]
  • vārijam -
  • vārija (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vārija (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vārijā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rakta -
  • rakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • varṇanam -
  • varṇana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṇanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.1.17.255

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 1.1.17.255 in Bengali sript:
জাতীপুষ্পং মল্লিকাযাশ্চ পুষ্পং পুষ্পং মোগরকং নীলপুষ্পং তথৈব ।
তথা পুষ্পং কুটজং কর্ণিকারং কৌসুম্ভাখ্যং বারিজং রক্তবর্ণনম্ ॥ ২৫৫ ॥

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 1.1.17.255 in Kannada sript:
ಜಾತೀಪುಷ್ಪಂ ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಾಶ್ಚ ಪುಷ್ಪಂ ಪುಷ್ಪಂ ಮೋಗರಕಂ ನೀಲಪುಷ್ಪಂ ತಥೈವ ।
ತಥಾ ಪುಷ್ಪಂ ಕುಟಜಂ ಕರ್ಣಿಕಾರಂ ಕೌಸುಮ್ಭಾಖ್ಯಂ ವಾರಿಜಂ ರಕ್ತವರ್ಣನಮ್ ॥ ೨೫೫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.1.17.255 in Gujarati sript:
જાતીપુષ્પં મલ્લિકાયાશ્ચ પુષ્પં પુષ્પં મોગરકં નીલપુષ્પં તથૈવ ।
તથા પુષ્પં કુટજં કર્ણિકારં કૌસુમ્ભાખ્યં વારિજં રક્તવર્ણનમ્ ॥ ૨૫૫ ॥

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 1.1.17.255 in Malayalam sript:
ജാതീപുഷ്പം മല്ലികായാശ്ച പുഷ്പം പുഷ്പം മോഗരകം നീലപുഷ്പം തഥൈവ ।
തഥാ പുഷ്പം കുടജം കര്ണികാരം കൌസുമ്ഭാഖ്യം വാരിജം രക്തവര്ണനമ് ॥ ൨൫൫ ॥

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