Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.4.20.18 (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 1.4.20.18

गौतम उवाच ।
देवि सर्वजगत्सर्गस्थितिसंहारकारिणि ।
त्वद्ध्यानमेव जगतां सर्वपातकनाशनम् ॥ १८ ॥

gautama uvāca |
devi sarvajagatsargasthitisaṃhārakāriṇi |
tvaddhyānameva jagatāṃ sarvapātakanāśanam || 18 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.4.20.18 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 (1.4.20.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gautama, Devi, Devin, Sarvajagat, Sarga, Sthiti, Samharakarini, Samharakarin, Samharakari, Yushmad, Anama, Iva, Jagat, Jagata, Sarvapad, Aka, Nashana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.4.20.18). 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: “gautama uvāca
  • gautama* -
  • gautama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “devi sarvajagatsargasthitisaṃhārakāriṇi
  • devi -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    devin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sarvajagat -
  • sarvajagat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • sarga -
  • sarga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthiti -
  • sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sthitī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sthitī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    sthitī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saṃhārakāriṇi -
  • saṃhārakāriṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    saṃhārakārin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṃhārakārin (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    saṃhārakārī (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 3: “tvaddhyānameva jagatāṃ sarvapātakanāśanam
  • tvaddh -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • hyā -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • āname -
  • ānama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ānama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ānamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jagatām -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    jagatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sarvapāt -
  • sarvapad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sarvapad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • aka -
  • aka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ak (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nāśanam -
  • nāśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.4.20.18

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 1.4.20.18 in Bengali sript:
গৌতম উবাচ ।
দেবি সর্বজগত্সর্গস্থিতিসংহারকারিণি ।
ত্বদ্ধ্যানমেব জগতাং সর্বপাতকনাশনম্ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 1.4.20.18 in Kannada sript:
ಗೌತಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ದೇವಿ ಸರ್ವಜಗತ್ಸರ್ಗಸ್ಥಿತಿಸಂಹಾರಕಾರಿಣಿ ।
ತ್ವದ್ಧ್ಯಾನಮೇವ ಜಗತಾಂ ಸರ್ವಪಾತಕನಾಶನಮ್ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.4.20.18 in Gujarati sript:
ગૌતમ ઉવાચ ।
દેવિ સર્વજગત્સર્ગસ્થિતિસંહારકારિણિ ।
ત્વદ્ધ્યાનમેવ જગતાં સર્વપાતકનાશનમ્ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 1.4.20.18 in Malayalam sript:
ഗൌതമ ഉവാച ।
ദേവി സര്വജഗത്സര്ഗസ്ഥിതിസംഹാരകാരിണി ।
ത്വദ്ധ്യാനമേവ ജഗതാം സര്വപാതകനാശനമ് ॥ ൧൮ ॥

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