Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.19.16 (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 1.2.19.16

दानवानां कोटिकोटि व्यदृश्यतमृतं तदा ।
एवं क्षयो जानवानां तस्मिन्महति वर्तिते ॥ १६ ॥

dānavānāṃ koṭikoṭi vyadṛśyatamṛtaṃ tadā |
evaṃ kṣayo jānavānāṃ tasminmahati vartite || 16 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.19.16 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 (1.2.19.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Danava, Koti, Vya, Ritam, Rita, Tada, Evam, Eva, Kshaya, Kshi, Jana, Vana, Tad, Mahat, Mahati, Vartita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.19.16). 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: “dānavānāṃ koṭikoṭi vyadṛśyatamṛtaṃ tadā
  • dānavānām -
  • dānava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dānava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • koṭi -
  • koṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    koṭī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • koṭi -
  • koṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    koṭī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • vya -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • adṛśyatam -
  • adṛśyat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    adṛśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛtam -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “evaṃ kṣayo jānavānāṃ tasminmahati vartite
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṣayo* -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • jāna -
  • jāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vānām -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    vānā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    u -> vānā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √u class 1 verb], [accusative single from √u class 2 verb], [accusative single from √u class 5 verb]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • mahati -
  • mahatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • vartite -
  • vartita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vartita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vartitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛt -> vartita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛt]
    vṛt -> vartita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛt], [vocative dual from √vṛt], [accusative dual from √vṛt], [locative single from √vṛt]
    vṛt -> vartitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vṛt], [vocative single from √vṛt], [vocative dual from √vṛt], [accusative dual from √vṛt]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.19.16

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 1.2.19.16 in Bengali sript:
দানবানাং কোটিকোটি ব্যদৃশ্যতমৃতং তদা ।
এবং ক্ষযো জানবানাং তস্মিন্মহতি বর্তিতে ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 1.2.19.16 in Kannada sript:
ದಾನವಾನಾಂ ಕೋಟಿಕೋಟಿ ವ್ಯದೃಶ್ಯತಮೃತಂ ತದಾ ।
ಏವಂ ಕ್ಷಯೋ ಜಾನವಾನಾಂ ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಮಹತಿ ವರ್ತಿತೇ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.19.16 in Gujarati sript:
દાનવાનાં કોટિકોટિ વ્યદૃશ્યતમૃતં તદા ।
એવં ક્ષયો જાનવાનાં તસ્મિન્મહતિ વર્તિતે ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 1.2.19.16 in Malayalam sript:
ദാനവാനാം കോടികോടി വ്യദൃശ്യതമൃതം തദാ ।
ഏവം ക്ഷയോ ജാനവാനാം തസ്മിന്മഹതി വര്തിതേ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

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