Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.8.111 (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 1.1.8.111

शेषावतारोऽपि महांस्तपः परमदुष्करम् ।
तताप परया शक्त्या देवानां कार्यसिद्धये ॥ १११ ॥

śeṣāvatāro'pi mahāṃstapaḥ paramaduṣkaram |
tatāpa parayā śaktyā devānāṃ kāryasiddhaye || 111 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.8.111 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 (1.1.8.111). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tara, Api, Maha, Mahat, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Parama, Dushkara, Para, Shakti, Deva, Karyasiddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.8.111). 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: “śeṣāvatāro'pi mahāṃstapaḥ paramaduṣkaram
  • śeṣāva -
  • śiṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • tāro' -
  • tāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • mahāṃs -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • tapaḥ -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parama -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • duṣkaram -
  • duṣkara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duṣkara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duṣkarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tatāpa parayā śaktyā devānāṃ kāryasiddhaye
  • tatāpa -
  • tap (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    tap (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • parayā -
  • parā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śaktyā* -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śaktī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • devānām -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kāryasiddhaye -
  • kāryasiddhi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.1.8.111

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 1.1.8.111 in Bengali sript:
শেষাবতারোঽপি মহাংস্তপঃ পরমদুষ্করম্ ।
ততাপ পরযা শক্ত্যা দেবানাং কার্যসিদ্ধযে ॥ ১১১ ॥

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 1.1.8.111 in Kannada sript:
ಶೇಷಾವತಾರೋಽಪಿ ಮಹಾಂಸ್ತಪಃ ಪರಮದುಷ್ಕರಮ್ ।
ತತಾಪ ಪರಯಾ ಶಕ್ತ್ಯಾ ದೇವಾನಾಂ ಕಾರ್ಯಸಿದ್ಧಯೇ ॥ ೧೧೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.1.8.111 in Gujarati sript:
શેષાવતારોઽપિ મહાંસ્તપઃ પરમદુષ્કરમ્ ।
તતાપ પરયા શક્ત્યા દેવાનાં કાર્યસિદ્ધયે ॥ ૧૧૧ ॥

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 1.1.8.111 in Malayalam sript:
ശേഷാവതാരോഽപി മഹാംസ്തപഃ പരമദുഷ്കരമ് ।
തതാപ പരയാ ശക്ത്യാ ദേവാനാം കാര്യസിദ്ധയേ ॥ ൧൧൧ ॥

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