Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.55.74 (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 1.2.55.74

निमित्तानि च वक्ष्यामि मृत्युं यो वेत्ति योगवित् ।
रक्तकृष्णांबरधरा गायंतीह सती च यम् ॥ ७४ ॥

nimittāni ca vakṣyāmi mṛtyuṃ yo vetti yogavit |
raktakṛṣṇāṃbaradharā gāyaṃtīha satī ca yam || 74 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.55.74 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 (1.2.55.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nimitta, Mrityu, Yah, Yogavid, Raktakrishna, Bara, Dhara, Gayanti, Gayat, Iha, Sat, Sati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.55.74). 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: “nimittāni ca vakṣyāmi mṛtyuṃ yo vetti yogavit
  • nimittāni -
  • nimitta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vakṣyāmi -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
  • mṛtyum -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vetti -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • yogavit -
  • yogavid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yogavid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “raktakṛṣṇāṃbaradharā gāyaṃtīha satī ca yam
  • raktakṛṣṇām -
  • raktakṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bara -
  • bara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharā* -
  • dhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gāyantī -
  • gāyantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    gāyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • satī -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.55.74

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 1.2.55.74 in Bengali sript:
নিমিত্তানি চ বক্ষ্যামি মৃত্যুং যো বেত্তি যোগবিত্ ।
রক্তকৃষ্ণাংবরধরা গাযংতীহ সতী চ যম্ ॥ ৭৪ ॥

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 1.2.55.74 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಮಿತ್ತಾನಿ ಚ ವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಮೃತ್ಯುಂ ಯೋ ವೇತ್ತಿ ಯೋಗವಿತ್ ।
ರಕ್ತಕೃಷ್ಣಾಂಬರಧರಾ ಗಾಯಂತೀಹ ಸತೀ ಚ ಯಮ್ ॥ ೭೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.55.74 in Gujarati sript:
નિમિત્તાનિ ચ વક્ષ્યામિ મૃત્યું યો વેત્તિ યોગવિત્ ।
રક્તકૃષ્ણાંબરધરા ગાયંતીહ સતી ચ યમ્ ॥ ૭૪ ॥

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 1.2.55.74 in Malayalam sript:
നിമിത്താനി ച വക്ഷ്യാമി മൃത്യും യോ വേത്തി യോഗവിത് ।
രക്തകൃഷ്ണാംബരധരാ ഗായംതീഹ സതീ ച യമ് ॥ ൭൪ ॥

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