Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.18.15 (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 1.2.18.15

शक्तिं जग्राह दुर्धर्षां शतघंटामहास्वनाम् ।
प्रेषिता सा तदा शक्तिर्दारयामास तं हृति ॥ १५ ॥

śaktiṃ jagrāha durdharṣāṃ śataghaṃṭāmahāsvanām |
preṣitā sā tadā śaktirdārayāmāsa taṃ hṛti || 15 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.18.15 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 (1.2.18.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shakti, Durdharsha, Shataghanta, Aha, Asvana, Preshita, Tada, Hrit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.18.15). 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: “śaktiṃ jagrāha durdharṣāṃ śataghaṃṭāmahāsvanām
  • śaktim -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • jagrāha -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • durdharṣām -
  • durdharṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śataghaṇṭām -
  • śataghaṇṭā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ahā -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asvanām -
  • asvanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “preṣitā tadā śaktirdārayāmāsa taṃ hṛti
  • preṣitā -
  • preṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    preṣ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaktir -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dārayāmā -
  • dṝ (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • hṛti -
  • hṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    hṛt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hṛt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.18.15

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 1.2.18.15 in Bengali sript:
শক্তিং জগ্রাহ দুর্ধর্ষাং শতঘংটামহাস্বনাম্ ।
প্রেষিতা সা তদা শক্তির্দারযামাস তং হৃতি ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 1.2.18.15 in Kannada sript:
ಶಕ್ತಿಂ ಜಗ್ರಾಹ ದುರ್ಧರ್ಷಾಂ ಶತಘಂಟಾಮಹಾಸ್ವನಾಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರೇಷಿತಾ ಸಾ ತದಾ ಶಕ್ತಿರ್ದಾರಯಾಮಾಸ ತಂ ಹೃತಿ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.18.15 in Gujarati sript:
શક્તિં જગ્રાહ દુર્ધર્ષાં શતઘંટામહાસ્વનામ્ ।
પ્રેષિતા સા તદા શક્તિર્દારયામાસ તં હૃતિ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 1.2.18.15 in Malayalam sript:
ശക്തിം ജഗ്രാഹ ദുര്ധര്ഷാം ശതഘംടാമഹാസ്വനാമ് ।
പ്രേഷിതാ സാ തദാ ശക്തിര്ദാരയാമാസ തം ഹൃതി ॥ ൧൫ ॥

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