Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.5.16.28 (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 2.5.16.28

पूर्वोक्तलक्षणैर्युक्तः शिष्य ईदृग्विधाद्गुरोः ।
गृह्णीयात्पुत्र तन्मंत्रं मार्गशीर्षे मदायने ॥ २८ ॥

pūrvoktalakṣaṇairyuktaḥ śiṣya īdṛgvidhādguroḥ |
gṛhṇīyātputra tanmaṃtraṃ mārgaśīrṣe madāyane || 28 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.5.16.28 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 (2.5.16.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purvokta, Lakshana, Yukta, Shishya, Idrish, Vidha, Guru, Putra, Tanman, Tra, Margashirsha, Mada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.5.16.28). 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: “pūrvoktalakṣaṇairyuktaḥ śiṣya īdṛgvidhādguroḥ
  • pūrvokta -
  • pūrvokta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrvokta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣaṇair -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yuktaḥ -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • śiṣya* -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • īdṛg -
  • īdṛś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    īdṛś (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    īdṛś (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vidhād -
  • vidha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vidha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • guroḥ -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “gṛhṇīyātputra tanmaṃtraṃ mārgaśīrṣe madāyane
  • gṛhṇīyāt -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [optative active third single]
  • putra -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tanman -
  • tanman (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • tram -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mārgaśīrṣe -
  • mārgaśīrṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mārgaśīrṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • madāya -
  • mada (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    mada (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • ne -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.5.16.28

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 2.5.16.28 in Bengali sript:
পূর্বোক্তলক্ষণৈর্যুক্তঃ শিষ্য ঈদৃগ্বিধাদ্গুরোঃ ।
গৃহ্ণীযাত্পুত্র তন্মংত্রং মার্গশীর্ষে মদাযনে ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 2.5.16.28 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂರ್ವೋಕ್ತಲಕ್ಷಣೈರ್ಯುಕ್ತಃ ಶಿಷ್ಯ ಈದೃಗ್ವಿಧಾದ್ಗುರೋಃ ।
ಗೃಹ್ಣೀಯಾತ್ಪುತ್ರ ತನ್ಮಂತ್ರಂ ಮಾರ್ಗಶೀರ್ಷೇ ಮದಾಯನೇ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.5.16.28 in Gujarati sript:
પૂર્વોક્તલક્ષણૈર્યુક્તઃ શિષ્ય ઈદૃગ્વિધાદ્ગુરોઃ ।
ગૃહ્ણીયાત્પુત્ર તન્મંત્રં માર્ગશીર્ષે મદાયને ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 2.5.16.28 in Malayalam sript:
പൂര്വോക്തലക്ഷണൈര്യുക്തഃ ശിഷ്യ ഈദൃഗ്വിധാദ്ഗുരോഃ ।
ഗൃഹ്ണീയാത്പുത്ര തന്മംത്രം മാര്ഗശീര്ഷേ മദായനേ ॥ ൨൮ ॥

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