Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.37.26 (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 1.2.37.26

अस्य बाह्ये तमो घोरं दुष्प्रेक्ष्यं जीववर्जितम् ।
पंचत्रिंशत्स्मृताः कोट्यो लक्षाण्येकोनविंशतिः ॥ २६ ॥

asya bāhye tamo ghoraṃ duṣprekṣyaṃ jīvavarjitam |
paṃcatriṃśatsmṛtāḥ koṭyo lakṣāṇyekonaviṃśatiḥ || 26 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.37.26 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 (1.2.37.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Bahye, Bahya, Tama, Tamas, Ghoram, Ghora, Dushprekshya, Jiva, Jivan, Varjita, Panca, Pancan, Trimshat, Smrita, Smrito, Koti, Kotya, Laksha, Ekonavimshati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.37.26). 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: “asya bāhye tamo ghoraṃ duṣprekṣyaṃ jīvavarjitam
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bāhye -
  • bāhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bāhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    bāhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tamo* -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ghoram -
  • ghoram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ghora (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghora (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghorā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • duṣprekṣyam -
  • duṣprekṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duṣprekṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duṣprekṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jīva -
  • jīva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jīvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • varjitam -
  • varjita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varjita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varjitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “paṃcatriṃśatsmṛtāḥ koṭyo lakṣāṇyekonaviṃśatiḥ
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • triṃśat -
  • triṃśat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • smṛtāḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    smṛto (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • koṭyo* -
  • koṭī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    koṭya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kuṭ -> koṭya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kuṭ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kuṭ class 6 verb]
  • lakṣāṇye -
  • lakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    lakṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • ekonaviṃśatiḥ -
  • ekonaviṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.37.26

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 1.2.37.26 in Bengali sript:
অস্য বাহ্যে তমো ঘোরং দুষ্প্রেক্ষ্যং জীববর্জিতম্ ।
পংচত্রিংশত্স্মৃতাঃ কোট্যো লক্ষাণ্যেকোনবিংশতিঃ ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 1.2.37.26 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸ್ಯ ಬಾಹ್ಯೇ ತಮೋ ಘೋರಂ ದುಷ್ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷ್ಯಂ ಜೀವವರ್ಜಿತಮ್ ।
ಪಂಚತ್ರಿಂಶತ್ಸ್ಮೃತಾಃ ಕೋಟ್ಯೋ ಲಕ್ಷಾಣ್ಯೇಕೋನವಿಂಶತಿಃ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.37.26 in Gujarati sript:
અસ્ય બાહ્યે તમો ઘોરં દુષ્પ્રેક્ષ્યં જીવવર્જિતમ્ ।
પંચત્રિંશત્સ્મૃતાઃ કોટ્યો લક્ષાણ્યેકોનવિંશતિઃ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 1.2.37.26 in Malayalam sript:
അസ്യ ബാഹ്യേ തമോ ഘോരം ദുഷ്പ്രേക്ഷ്യം ജീവവര്ജിതമ് ।
പംചത്രിംശത്സ്മൃതാഃ കോട്യോ ലക്ഷാണ്യേകോനവിംശതിഃ ॥ ൨൬ ॥

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