Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.17.56 (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 1.2.17.56

तमालोक्य यमोऽश्रांतं श्रांतंस्तांश्च हतान्स्वकान् ।
आजगाम समुद्यम्य दंडं महिषवाहनः ॥ ५६ ॥

tamālokya yamo'śrāṃtaṃ śrāṃtaṃstāṃśca hatānsvakān |
ājagāma samudyamya daṃḍaṃ mahiṣavāhanaḥ || 56 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.17.56 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 (1.2.17.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kya, Yama, Ashranta, Shranta, Shrat, Stri, Hata, Svaka, Aja, Gama, Samudyamya, Danda, Mahishavahana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.17.56). 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: “tamālokya yamo'śrāṃtaṃ śrāṃtaṃstāṃśca hatānsvakān
  • tamālo -
  • kya -
  • kya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yamo' -
  • yama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśrāntam -
  • aśrānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśrānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśrāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śrāntaṃ -
  • śrānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śrā -> śrāt (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śrā class 2 verb]
    śram -> śrānta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śram class 4 verb]
    śram -> śrānta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śram class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śram class 4 verb]
  • stā -
  • stṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • āṃś -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hatān -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
  • svakān -
  • svaka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “ājagāma samudyamya daṃḍaṃ mahiṣavāhanaḥ
  • āja -
  • āja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aj (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • gāma -
  • gāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural], [injunctive active first plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active first plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • samudyamya -
  • samudyamya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samudyamya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daṇḍam -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahiṣavāhanaḥ -
  • mahiṣavāhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.17.56

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 1.2.17.56 in Bengali sript:
তমালোক্য যমোঽশ্রাংতং শ্রাংতংস্তাংশ্চ হতান্স্বকান্ ।
আজগাম সমুদ্যম্য দংডং মহিষবাহনঃ ॥ ৫৬ ॥

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 1.2.17.56 in Kannada sript:
ತಮಾಲೋಕ್ಯ ಯಮೋಽಶ್ರಾಂತಂ ಶ್ರಾಂತಂಸ್ತಾಂಶ್ಚ ಹತಾನ್ಸ್ವಕಾನ್ ।
ಆಜಗಾಮ ಸಮುದ್ಯಮ್ಯ ದಂಡಂ ಮಹಿಷವಾಹನಃ ॥ ೫೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.17.56 in Gujarati sript:
તમાલોક્ય યમોઽશ્રાંતં શ્રાંતંસ્તાંશ્ચ હતાન્સ્વકાન્ ।
આજગામ સમુદ્યમ્ય દંડં મહિષવાહનઃ ॥ ૫૬ ॥

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 1.2.17.56 in Malayalam sript:
തമാലോക്യ യമോഽശ്രാംതം ശ്രാംതംസ്താംശ്ച ഹതാന്സ്വകാന് ।
ആജഗാമ സമുദ്യമ്യ ദംഡം മഹിഷവാഹനഃ ॥ ൫൬ ॥

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