Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.2.7.21 (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 5.2.7.21

वज्रेंद्रनीलरचिताः शुद्धस्फटिकसंनिभाः ।
तोरणानि विचित्राणि माणिक्यरचितानि च ।
दृष्ट्वा तथाविधं रम्यं महाकालवनोत्तमम् ॥ २१ ॥

vajreṃdranīlaracitāḥ śuddhasphaṭikasaṃnibhāḥ |
toraṇāni vicitrāṇi māṇikyaracitāni ca |
dṛṣṭvā tathāvidhaṃ ramyaṃ mahākālavanottamam || 21 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.2.7.21 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 (5.2.7.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vajrendra, Nila, Racita, Shuddhasphatika, Samnibha, Torana, Vicitra, Manikya, Tathavidha, Ramya, Mahakalavana, Uttamam, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.2.7.21). 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: “vajreṃdranīlaracitāḥ śuddhasphaṭikasaṃnibhāḥ
  • vajrendra -
  • vajrendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nīla -
  • nīla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nīla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nīl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • racitāḥ -
  • racita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    racitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    rac -> racita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √rac class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √rac class 10 verb]
    rac -> racitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √rac class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √rac class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √rac class 10 verb]
  • śuddhasphaṭika -
  • śuddhasphaṭika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuddhasphaṭika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃnibhāḥ -
  • saṃnibha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃnibhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “toraṇāni vicitrāṇi māṇikyaracitāni ca
  • toraṇāni -
  • toraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vicitrāṇi -
  • vicitra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • māṇikya -
  • māṇikya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māṇikya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • racitāni -
  • racita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    rac -> racita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √rac class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √rac class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √rac class 10 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “dṛṣṭvā tathāvidhaṃ ramyaṃ mahākālavanottamam
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • tathāvidham -
  • tathāvidha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tathāvidha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tathāvidhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ramyam -
  • ramya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ramya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ramyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ram]
    ram -> ramya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ram]
    ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ram]
    ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram]
    ram -> ramya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ram], [accusative single from √ram]
  • mahākālavano -
  • mahākālavana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahākālavana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.2.7.21

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 5.2.7.21 in Bengali sript:
বজ্রেংদ্রনীলরচিতাঃ শুদ্ধস্ফটিকসংনিভাঃ ।
তোরণানি বিচিত্রাণি মাণিক্যরচিতানি চ ।
দৃষ্ট্বা তথাবিধং রম্যং মহাকালবনোত্তমম্ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 5.2.7.21 in Kannada sript:
ವಜ್ರೇಂದ್ರನೀಲರಚಿತಾಃ ಶುದ್ಧಸ್ಫಟಿಕಸಂನಿಭಾಃ ।
ತೋರಣಾನಿ ವಿಚಿತ್ರಾಣಿ ಮಾಣಿಕ್ಯರಚಿತಾನಿ ಚ ।
ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ತಥಾವಿಧಂ ರಮ್ಯಂ ಮಹಾಕಾಲವನೋತ್ತಮಮ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.2.7.21 in Gujarati sript:
વજ્રેંદ્રનીલરચિતાઃ શુદ્ધસ્ફટિકસંનિભાઃ ।
તોરણાનિ વિચિત્રાણિ માણિક્યરચિતાનિ ચ ।
દૃષ્ટ્વા તથાવિધં રમ્યં મહાકાલવનોત્તમમ્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 5.2.7.21 in Malayalam sript:
വജ്രേംദ്രനീലരചിതാഃ ശുദ്ധസ്ഫടികസംനിഭാഃ ।
തോരണാനി വിചിത്രാണി മാണിക്യരചിതാനി ച ।
ദൃഷ്ട്വാ തഥാവിധം രമ്യം മഹാകാലവനോത്തമമ് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

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