Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.1.12.5 (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 2.1.12.5

कृमिभक्षोऽन्धकूपश्च संदंशः शाल्मली तथा ।
लालाभक्षो ह्यवीचिश्च सारमेयादनं तथा ॥ ५ ॥

kṛmibhakṣo'ndhakūpaśca saṃdaṃśaḥ śālmalī tathā |
lālābhakṣo hyavīciśca sārameyādanaṃ tathā || 5 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.1.12.5 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 (2.1.12.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krimibhaksha, Andhakupa, Sandamsha, Shalmali, Shalmalin, Tatha, Lalabhaksha, Avici, Sarameyadana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.1.12.5). 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: “kṛmibhakṣo'ndhakūpaśca saṃdaṃśaḥ śālmalī tathā
  • kṛmibhakṣo' -
  • kṛmibhakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • andhakūpaś -
  • andhakūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sandaṃśaḥ -
  • sandaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śālmalī -
  • śālmalī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śālmalin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “lālābhakṣo hyavīciśca sārameyādanaṃ tathā
  • lālābhakṣo* -
  • lālābhakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • avīciś -
  • avīci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    avīci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sārameyādanam -
  • sārameyādana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.1.12.5

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 2.1.12.5 in Bengali sript:
কৃমিভক্ষোঽন্ধকূপশ্চ সংদংশঃ শাল্মলী তথা ।
লালাভক্ষো হ্যবীচিশ্চ সারমেযাদনং তথা ॥ ৫ ॥

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 2.1.12.5 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃಮಿಭಕ್ಷೋಽನ್ಧಕೂಪಶ್ಚ ಸಂದಂಶಃ ಶಾಲ್ಮಲೀ ತಥಾ ।
ಲಾಲಾಭಕ್ಷೋ ಹ್ಯವೀಚಿಶ್ಚ ಸಾರಮೇಯಾದನಂ ತಥಾ ॥ ೫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.1.12.5 in Gujarati sript:
કૃમિભક્ષોઽન્ધકૂપશ્ચ સંદંશઃ શાલ્મલી તથા ।
લાલાભક્ષો હ્યવીચિશ્ચ સારમેયાદનં તથા ॥ ૫ ॥

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 2.1.12.5 in Malayalam sript:
കൃമിഭക്ഷോഽന്ധകൂപശ്ച സംദംശഃ ശാല്മലീ തഥാ ।
ലാലാഭക്ഷോ ഹ്യവീചിശ്ച സാരമേയാദനം തഥാ ॥ ൫ ॥

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