Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.2.21.37 (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 2.2.21.37

महोच्छ्रयत्वादल्पेन न कालेनाभिलक्ष्यते ।
पाषाणसंख्या शक्या वा कथंचिद्घटनाक्रमात् ॥ ३७ ॥

mahocchrayatvādalpena na kālenābhilakṣyate |
pāṣāṇasaṃkhyā śakyā vā kathaṃcidghaṭanākramāt || 37 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.2.21.37 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 (2.2.21.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mahocchraya, Tva, Alpena, Alpa, Kalena, Kala, Abhilakshya, Tad, Yushmad, Pashana, Sankhya, Shakya, Katham, Katha, Cit, Ghatana, Akrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.2.21.37). 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: “mahocchrayatvādalpena na kālenābhilakṣyate
  • mahocchraya -
  • mahocchraya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahocchraya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvād -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • alpena -
  • alpena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    alpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kālenā -
  • kālena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • abhilakṣya -
  • abhilakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhilakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “pāṣāṇasaṃkhyā śakyā kathaṃcidghaṭanākramāt
  • pāṣāṇa -
  • pāṣāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkhyā -
  • saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śakyā* -
  • śakya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śakyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śakyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kathañ -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ghaṭanā -
  • ghaṭana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghaṭanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akramāt -
  • akrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    akrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.2.21.37

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 2.2.21.37 in Bengali sript:
মহোচ্ছ্রযত্বাদল্পেন ন কালেনাভিলক্ষ্যতে ।
পাষাণসংখ্যা শক্যা বা কথংচিদ্ঘটনাক্রমাত্ ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 2.2.21.37 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹೋಚ್ಛ್ರಯತ್ವಾದಲ್ಪೇನ ನ ಕಾಲೇನಾಭಿಲಕ್ಷ್ಯತೇ ।
ಪಾಷಾಣಸಂಖ್ಯಾ ಶಕ್ಯಾ ವಾ ಕಥಂಚಿದ್ಘಟನಾಕ್ರಮಾತ್ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.2.21.37 in Gujarati sript:
મહોચ્છ્રયત્વાદલ્પેન ન કાલેનાભિલક્ષ્યતે ।
પાષાણસંખ્યા શક્યા વા કથંચિદ્ઘટનાક્રમાત્ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 2.2.21.37 in Malayalam sript:
മഹോച്ഛ്രയത്വാദല്പേന ന കാലേനാഭിലക്ഷ്യതേ ।
പാഷാണസംഖ്യാ ശക്യാ വാ കഥംചിദ്ഘടനാക്രമാത് ॥ ൩൭ ॥

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