Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.4.4.38 (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 2.4.4.38

कलौ दशसहस्रांऽते विष्णुस्त्यक्ष्यति मेदिनीम् ।
तदर्द्धं जाह्नवीतोयं तदर्धं देवतागणाः ॥ ३८ ॥

kalau daśasahasrāṃ'te viṣṇustyakṣyati medinīm |
tadarddhaṃ jāhnavītoyaṃ tadardhaṃ devatāgaṇāḥ || 38 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.4.4.38 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 (2.4.4.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kala, Kali, Vishnu, Tyakshyat, Medini, Tada, Riddha, Jahnavi, Toya, Tad, Tat, Ardha, Devata, Gana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.4.4.38). 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: “kalau daśasahasrāṃ'te viṣṇustyakṣyati medinīm
  • kalau -
  • kala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kali (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse daśasahasrāṃ'te*vi
  • viṣṇus -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tyakṣyati -
  • tyaj -> tyakṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj -> tyakṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • medinīm -
  • medinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tadarddhaṃ jāhnavītoyaṃ tadardhaṃ devatāgaṇāḥ
  • tadar -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛddham -
  • ṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jāhnavī -
  • jāhnavī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jāhnavi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jāhnavi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • toyam -
  • toya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    toyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ardham -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ardhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • devatā -
  • devatā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    devatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • gaṇāḥ -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.4.4.38

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 2.4.4.38 in Bengali sript:
কলৌ দশসহস্রাংঽতে বিষ্ণুস্ত্যক্ষ্যতি মেদিনীম্ ।
তদর্দ্ধং জাহ্নবীতোযং তদর্ধং দেবতাগণাঃ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 2.4.4.38 in Kannada sript:
ಕಲೌ ದಶಸಹಸ್ರಾಂಽತೇ ವಿಷ್ಣುಸ್ತ್ಯಕ್ಷ್ಯತಿ ಮೇದಿನೀಮ್ ।
ತದರ್ದ್ಧಂ ಜಾಹ್ನವೀತೋಯಂ ತದರ್ಧಂ ದೇವತಾಗಣಾಃ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.4.4.38 in Gujarati sript:
કલૌ દશસહસ્રાંઽતે વિષ્ણુસ્ત્યક્ષ્યતિ મેદિનીમ્ ।
તદર્દ્ધં જાહ્નવીતોયં તદર્ધં દેવતાગણાઃ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 2.4.4.38 in Malayalam sript:
കലൌ ദശസഹസ്രാംഽതേ വിഷ്ണുസ്ത്യക്ഷ്യതി മേദിനീമ് ।
തദര്ദ്ധം ജാഹ്നവീതോയം തദര്ധം ദേവതാഗണാഃ ॥ ൩൮ ॥

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