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Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

यद्ब्रह्म आद्यं प्रवदन्ति केचिद्यं सर्वमीशानमजं पुराणम् । तमेकरूपं तमनेकरूपमरूपमाद्यं परमव्ययाख्यम्

Transliteration

yadbrahma ādyaṃ pravadanti kecidyaṃ sarvamīśānamajaṃ purāṇam | tamekarūpaṃ tamanekarūpamarūpamādyaṃ paramavyayākhyam

Translation

ذلك الذي يعلنه بعضهم «البراهمان الأوّل»—هو الكلّ، الربّ (إيشانا)، غير مولودٍ وقديم—يصفونه ذا صورةٍ واحدة، وذا صورٍ كثيرة، وبلا صورة: الأوّل، الأسمى، المسمّى «غير الفاني».

Word by Word
yatthat which
yat:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyat (यद्-प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)
brahmaBrahman
brahma:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
ādyamprimordial, first
ādyam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootādya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (brahma इति विशेष्य)
pravadantiproclaim
pravadanti:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra+vad (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन
kecitsome (people)
kecit:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (some)
yamwhom/which
yam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootyat (यद्-प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)
sarvamall, universal
sarvam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (īśānam इति विशेष्य)
īśānamthe Lord (Īśāna)
īśānam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootīśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
ajamunborn
ajam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootaja (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (īśānam इति विशेष्य)
purāṇamancient
purāṇam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpurāṇa (प्रातिपदik)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (īśānam इति विशेष्य)
tamhim/that
tam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; निर्देश (that)
eka-rūpamof one form
eka-rūpam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rooteka (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (एकं रूपं यस्य)
tamhim/that
tam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
aneka-rūpamof many forms
aneka-rūpam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootaneka (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (अनेकं रूपं यस्य)
arūpamformless
arūpam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roota- (नञ्) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; नञ्-समासान्त-विशेषण (formless)
ādyamprimordial
ādyam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootādya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (tam इति विशेष्य)
parama-avyaya-ākhyamcalled the supreme imperishable
parama-avyaya-ākhyam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootparama (प्रातिपदिक) + avyaya (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhyā (धातु) + kta/na? (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः: 'परमं च अव्ययं च' इति अर्थे, 'आख्य' = 'नामधेय/उच्यते' (ākhyā-धातु-निष्पन्न)
Speaker

Unknown (narrative voice within Revā Khaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic vision: Īśāna as a luminous center that alternates between a single serene form, multiple emanated forms filling the directions, and a formless radiance beyond outline; the universe appears as a subtle mandala within Him.

Characters & Entities
B
Brahman
Ī
Īśāna
A
Avyaya

FAQs

The Supreme can be approached as one, many, or formless—yet remains the same imperishable reality.

No site is named; it continues the metaphysical exposition within Revā Khaṇḍa.

None.

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