Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.3.6.3 (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 1.3.6.3

अहो कष्टमिदं रूपं तमसा विश्वमोहनम् ।
येन कल्पावसानेपि विष्णुर्नाद्यापि बुध्यते ॥ ३ ॥

aho kaṣṭamidaṃ rūpaṃ tamasā viśvamohanam |
yena kalpāvasānepi viṣṇurnādyāpi budhyate || 3 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.3.6.3 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 (1.3.6.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahu, Kashtam, Kashta, Idam, Rupa, Tamasa, Vishvamohana, Yena, Yah, Yat, Vishnu, Nadi, Nadin, Nadya, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.3.6.3). 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: “aho kaṣṭamidaṃ rūpaṃ tamasā viśvamohanam
  • aho -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • kaṣṭam -
  • kaṣṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tamasā* -
  • tamasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tamasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viśvamohanam -
  • viśvamohana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśvamohana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viśvamohanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “yena kalpāvasānepi viṣṇurnādyāpi budhyate
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse kalpāvasānepi*vi
  • viṣṇur -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nādyā -
  • nādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    nādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    nādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √nad]
    nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √nad]
    nad -> nādya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √nad]
    nādī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    nādī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    nādī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nādyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nad]
    nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √nad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nad]
    nad -> nādyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √nad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √nad]
  • āpi -
  • āpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āpi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • budhyate -
  • budh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    budh (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.3.6.3

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 1.3.6.3 in Bengali sript:
অহো কষ্টমিদং রূপং তমসা বিশ্বমোহনম্ ।
যেন কল্পাবসানেপি বিষ্ণুর্নাদ্যাপি বুধ্যতে ॥ ৩ ॥

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 1.3.6.3 in Kannada sript:
ಅಹೋ ಕಷ್ಟಮಿದಂ ರೂಪಂ ತಮಸಾ ವಿಶ್ವಮೋಹನಮ್ ।
ಯೇನ ಕಲ್ಪಾವಸಾನೇಪಿ ವಿಷ್ಣುರ್ನಾದ್ಯಾಪಿ ಬುಧ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.3.6.3 in Gujarati sript:
અહો કષ્ટમિદં રૂપં તમસા વિશ્વમોહનમ્ ।
યેન કલ્પાવસાનેપિ વિષ્ણુર્નાદ્યાપિ બુધ્યતે ॥ ૩ ॥

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 1.3.6.3 in Malayalam sript:
അഹോ കഷ്ടമിദം രൂപം തമസാ വിശ്വമോഹനമ് ।
യേന കല്പാവസാനേപി വിഷ്ണുര്നാദ്യാപി ബുധ്യതേ ॥ ൩ ॥

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