Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.17.223 (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 1.1.17.223

इंद्र उवाच ।
संग्रामं कुरु मे वृत्र बलेन महता वृतः ।
शूरस्त्वमसि शूराणां तपसा परमेण हि ॥ २२३ ॥

iṃdra uvāca |
saṃgrāmaṃ kuru me vṛtra balena mahatā vṛtaḥ |
śūrastvamasi śūrāṇāṃ tapasā parameṇa hi || 223 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.17.223 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 (1.1.17.223). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Indra, Sangrama, Asmad, Vritra, Bala, Mahata, Vrit, Vrita, Shura, Tva, Yushmad, Asi, Tapas, Parama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.17.223). 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: “iṃdra uvāca
  • indra* -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “saṃgrāmaṃ kuru me vṛtra balena mahatā vṛtaḥ
  • saṅgrāmam -
  • saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kuru -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vṛtra -
  • vṛtra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • balena -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahatā* -
  • mahatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vṛtaḥ -
  • vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
  • Line 3: “śūrastvamasi śūrāṇāṃ tapasā parameṇa hi
  • śūras -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • śūrāṇām -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śūra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tapasā -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • parameṇa -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.1.17.223

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 1.1.17.223 in Bengali sript:
ইংদ্র উবাচ ।
সংগ্রামং কুরু মে বৃত্র বলেন মহতা বৃতঃ ।
শূরস্ত্বমসি শূরাণাং তপসা পরমেণ হি ॥ ২২৩ ॥

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 1.1.17.223 in Kannada sript:
ಇಂದ್ರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಸಂಗ್ರಾಮಂ ಕುರು ಮೇ ವೃತ್ರ ಬಲೇನ ಮಹತಾ ವೃತಃ ।
ಶೂರಸ್ತ್ವಮಸಿ ಶೂರಾಣಾಂ ತಪಸಾ ಪರಮೇಣ ಹಿ ॥ ೨೨೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.1.17.223 in Gujarati sript:
ઇંદ્ર ઉવાચ ।
સંગ્રામં કુરુ મે વૃત્ર બલેન મહતા વૃતઃ ।
શૂરસ્ત્વમસિ શૂરાણાં તપસા પરમેણ હિ ॥ ૨૨૩ ॥

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 1.1.17.223 in Malayalam sript:
ഇംദ്ര ഉവാച ।
സംഗ്രാമം കുരു മേ വൃത്ര ബലേന മഹതാ വൃതഃ ।
ശൂരസ്ത്വമസി ശൂരാണാം തപസാ പരമേണ ഹി ॥ ൨൨൩ ॥

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