Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.2.15.15 (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 2.2.15.15

महर्षे कृतकृत्योऽस्मि त्वं हि ज्ञाननिधिः परम् ।
दुराराध्यो नृसिहोऽयं दर्शनेऽपि भयावहः ॥ १५ ॥

maharṣe kṛtakṛtyo'smi tvaṃ hi jñānanidhiḥ param |
durārādhyo nṛsiho'yaṃ darśane'pi bhayāvahaḥ || 15 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.2.15.15 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 (2.2.15.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maharshi, Kritakritya, Tva, Yushmad, Jnananidhi, Param, Para, Duraradhya, Aya, Idam, Darshana, Api, Bhayavaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.2.15.15). 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: “maharṣe kṛtakṛtyo'smi tvaṃ hi jñānanidhiḥ param
  • maharṣe -
  • maharṣi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kṛtakṛtyo' -
  • kṛtakṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • jñānanidhiḥ -
  • jñānanidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “durārādhyo nṛsiho'yaṃ darśane'pi bhayāvahaḥ
  • durārādhyo* -
  • durārādhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛ -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • si -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ho' -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • darśane' -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    darśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • bhayāvahaḥ -
  • bhayāvaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.2.15.15

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 2.2.15.15 in Bengali sript:
মহর্ষে কৃতকৃত্যোঽস্মি ত্বং হি জ্ঞাননিধিঃ পরম্ ।
দুরারাধ্যো নৃসিহোঽযং দর্শনেঽপি ভযাবহঃ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 2.2.15.15 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹರ್ಷೇ ಕೃತಕೃತ್ಯೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ತ್ವಂ ಹಿ ಜ್ಞಾನನಿಧಿಃ ಪರಮ್ ।
ದುರಾರಾಧ್ಯೋ ನೃಸಿಹೋಽಯಂ ದರ್ಶನೇಽಪಿ ಭಯಾವಹಃ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.2.15.15 in Gujarati sript:
મહર્ષે કૃતકૃત્યોઽસ્મિ ત્વં હિ જ્ઞાનનિધિઃ પરમ્ ।
દુરારાધ્યો નૃસિહોઽયં દર્શનેઽપિ ભયાવહઃ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 2.2.15.15 in Malayalam sript:
മഹര്ഷേ കൃതകൃത്യോഽസ്മി ത്വം ഹി ജ്ഞാനനിധിഃ പരമ് ।
ദുരാരാധ്യോ നൃസിഹോഽയം ദര്ശനേഽപി ഭയാവഹഃ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

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