Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.2.38 (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 1.1.2.38

दाक्षायणी महादेवी चकार विविधास्तदा ।
क्रीडा विमानमध्यस्ता कन्दुकाद्याः सहस्रशः ॥ ३८ ॥

dākṣāyaṇī mahādevī cakāra vividhāstadā |
krīḍā vimānamadhyastā kandukādyāḥ sahasraśaḥ || 38 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.2.38 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 (1.1.2.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dakshayani, Dakshayanin, Mahadevi, Cakara, Vividha, Tada, Krida, Vimana, Adhyasta, Kanduka, Sahasrashah, Sahasrashas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.2.38). 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: “dākṣāyaṇī mahādevī cakāra vividhāstadā
  • dākṣāyaṇī -
  • dākṣāyaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dākṣāyaṇin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahādevī -
  • mahādevī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • cakāra -
  • cakāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṝ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṝ (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • vividhās -
  • vividha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vividhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “krīḍā vimānamadhyastā kandukādyāḥ sahasraśaḥ
  • krīḍā* -
  • krīḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    krīḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vimānam -
  • vimāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vimāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vimānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adhyastā -
  • adhyastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kandukād -
  • kanduka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yāḥ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sahasraśaḥ -
  • sahasraśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahasraśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.1.2.38

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 1.1.2.38 in Bengali sript:
দাক্ষাযণী মহাদেবী চকার বিবিধাস্তদা ।
ক্রীডা বিমানমধ্যস্তা কন্দুকাদ্যাঃ সহস্রশঃ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 1.1.2.38 in Kannada sript:
ದಾಕ್ಷಾಯಣೀ ಮಹಾದೇವೀ ಚಕಾರ ವಿವಿಧಾಸ್ತದಾ ।
ಕ್ರೀಡಾ ವಿಮಾನಮಧ್ಯಸ್ತಾ ಕನ್ದುಕಾದ್ಯಾಃ ಸಹಸ್ರಶಃ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.1.2.38 in Gujarati sript:
દાક્ષાયણી મહાદેવી ચકાર વિવિધાસ્તદા ।
ક્રીડા વિમાનમધ્યસ્તા કન્દુકાદ્યાઃ સહસ્રશઃ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 1.1.2.38 in Malayalam sript:
ദാക്ഷായണീ മഹാദേവീ ചകാര വിവിധാസ്തദാ ।
ക്രീഡാ വിമാനമധ്യസ്താ കന്ദുകാദ്യാഃ സഹസ്രശഃ ॥ ൩൮ ॥

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