Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.5.16.3 (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 2.5.16.3

महानीलनीलाभमत्यंतबालं गुडस्निग्धवक्त्रांतविस्रस्तकेशम् ।
अलिव्रातपर्याकुलोत्फुल्लपद्मप्रमुग्धाननं श्रीमदिंदीवराक्षम् ॥ ३ ॥

mahānīlanīlābhamatyaṃtabālaṃ guḍasnigdhavaktrāṃtavisrastakeśam |
alivrātaparyākulotphullapadmapramugdhānanaṃ śrīmadiṃdīvarākṣam || 3 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.5.16.3 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 (2.5.16.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mahanila, Nilabha, Atyanta, Bala, Guda, Snigdha, Vaktra, Visrasta, Kesha, Vrata, Paryakula, Utphulla, Padma, Pramugdha, Ana, Shrimat, Indivaraksha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.5.16.3). 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: “mahānīlanīlābhamatyaṃtabālaṃ guḍasnigdhavaktrāṃtavisrastakeśam
  • mahānīla -
  • mahānīla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahānīla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nīlābham -
  • nīlābha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nīlābha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nīlābhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atyanta -
  • atyanta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atyanta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bālam -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • guḍa -
  • guḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    guḍ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • snigdha -
  • snigdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snigdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]
  • vaktrān -
  • vaktra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    vaktrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • visrasta -
  • visrasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    visrasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • keśam -
  • keśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    keśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    keśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “alivrātaparyākulotphullapadmapramugdhānanaṃ śrīmadiṃdīvarākṣam
  • ali -
  • ali (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    alin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vrāta -
  • vrāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vrāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paryākulo -
  • paryākula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paryākula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paryākulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utphulla -
  • utphulla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utphulla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • padma -
  • padma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    padma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pramugdhān -
  • pramugdha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • anam -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • śrīmad -
  • śrīmat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śrīmat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • indīvarākṣam -
  • indīvarākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.5.16.3

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 2.5.16.3 in Bengali sript:
মহানীলনীলাভমত্যংতবালং গুডস্নিগ্ধবক্ত্রাংতবিস্রস্তকেশম্ ।
অলিব্রাতপর্যাকুলোত্ফুল্লপদ্মপ্রমুগ্ধাননং শ্রীমদিংদীবরাক্ষম্ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 2.5.16.3 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹಾನೀಲನೀಲಾಭಮತ್ಯಂತಬಾಲಂ ಗುಡಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧವಕ್ತ್ರಾಂತವಿಸ್ರಸ್ತಕೇಶಮ್ ।
ಅಲಿವ್ರಾತಪರ್ಯಾಕುಲೋತ್ಫುಲ್ಲಪದ್ಮಪ್ರಮುಗ್ಧಾನನಂ ಶ್ರೀಮದಿಂದೀವರಾಕ್ಷಮ್ ॥ ೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.5.16.3 in Gujarati sript:
મહાનીલનીલાભમત્યંતબાલં ગુડસ્નિગ્ધવક્ત્રાંતવિસ્રસ્તકેશમ્ ।
અલિવ્રાતપર્યાકુલોત્ફુલ્લપદ્મપ્રમુગ્ધાનનં શ્રીમદિંદીવરાક્ષમ્ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 2.5.16.3 in Malayalam sript:
മഹാനീലനീലാഭമത്യംതബാലം ഗുഡസ്നിഗ്ധവക്ത്രാംതവിസ്രസ്തകേശമ് ।
അലിവ്രാതപര്യാകുലോത്ഫുല്ലപദ്മപ്രമുഗ്ധാനനം ശ്രീമദിംദീവരാക്ഷമ് ॥ ൩ ॥

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