Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.21.179 (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 1.2.21.179

तार्क्ष्यविष्णू समाजघ्ने शराभ्यां तावमुह्यताम् ।
प्रेतनाथस्य वह्नेश्च वरुणस्य शितैः शरैः ॥ १७९ ॥

tārkṣyaviṣṇū samājaghne śarābhyāṃ tāvamuhyatām |
pretanāthasya vahneśca varuṇasya śitaiḥ śaraiḥ || 179 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.21.179 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 (1.2.21.179). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tarkshya, Vishnu, Samaja, Ghna, Han, Shara, Pretanatha, Vahni, Varuna, Shita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.21.179). 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: “tārkṣyaviṣṇū samājaghne śarābhyāṃ tāvamuhyatām
  • tārkṣya -
  • tārkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tārkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṣṇū -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • samāja -
  • samāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghne -
  • ghna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ghna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ghnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single]
  • śarābhyām -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • tāva -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • amuhyatām -
  • muh (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active third dual]
  • Line 2: “pretanāthasya vahneśca varuṇasya śitaiḥ śaraiḥ
  • pretanāthasya -
  • pretanātha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • vahneś -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varuṇasya -
  • varuṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • śitaiḥ -
  • śita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    śā -> śita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √śā class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √śā class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √śā class 4 verb]
  • śaraiḥ -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.21.179

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 1.2.21.179 in Bengali sript:
তার্ক্ষ্যবিষ্ণূ সমাজঘ্নে শরাভ্যাং তাবমুহ্যতাম্ ।
প্রেতনাথস্য বহ্নেশ্চ বরুণস্য শিতৈঃ শরৈঃ ॥ ১৭৯ ॥

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 1.2.21.179 in Kannada sript:
ತಾರ್ಕ್ಷ್ಯವಿಷ್ಣೂ ಸಮಾಜಘ್ನೇ ಶರಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ತಾವಮುಹ್ಯತಾಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರೇತನಾಥಸ್ಯ ವಹ್ನೇಶ್ಚ ವರುಣಸ್ಯ ಶಿತೈಃ ಶರೈಃ ॥ ೧೭೯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.21.179 in Gujarati sript:
તાર્ક્ષ્યવિષ્ણૂ સમાજઘ્ને શરાભ્યાં તાવમુહ્યતામ્ ।
પ્રેતનાથસ્ય વહ્નેશ્ચ વરુણસ્ય શિતૈઃ શરૈઃ ॥ ૧૭૯ ॥

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 1.2.21.179 in Malayalam sript:
താര്ക്ഷ്യവിഷ്ണൂ സമാജഘ്നേ ശരാഭ്യാം താവമുഹ്യതാമ് ।
പ്രേതനാഥസ്യ വഹ്നേശ്ച വരുണസ്യ ശിതൈഃ ശരൈഃ ॥ ൧൭൯ ॥

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