Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.4.18.8 (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 2.4.18.8

विष्णुरुवाच ।
तवांशसंभवत्वाच्च भ्रातृत्वाच्च तथा श्रियः ।
न मया निहतः संख्ये त्वमेनं जहि दानवम् ॥ ८ ॥

viṣṇuruvāca |
tavāṃśasaṃbhavatvācca bhrātṛtvācca tathā śriyaḥ |
na mayā nihataḥ saṃkhye tvamenaṃ jahi dānavam || 8 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.4.18.8 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 (2.4.18.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vishnu, Yushmad, Amshasambhava, Tva, Bhratritva, Tatha, Shri, Shriya, Maya, Nihata, Sankhya, Amena, Jahi, Danava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.4.18.8). 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: “viṣṇuruvāca
  • viṣṇur -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (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: “tavāṃśasaṃbhavatvācca bhrātṛtvācca tathā śriyaḥ
  • tavā -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • aṃśasambhava -
  • aṃśasambhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṃśasambhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvāc -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhrātṛtvāc -
  • bhrātṛtva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śriyaḥ -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “na mayā nihataḥ saṃkhye tvamenaṃ jahi dānavam
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nihataḥ -
  • nihata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṅkhye -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • amenam -
  • amena (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • jahi -
  • jahi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jahi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jahi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dānavam -
  • dānava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dānava (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 2.4.18.8

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 2.4.18.8 in Bengali sript:
বিষ্ণুরুবাচ ।
তবাংশসংভবত্বাচ্চ ভ্রাতৃত্বাচ্চ তথা শ্রিযঃ ।
ন মযা নিহতঃ সংখ্যে ত্বমেনং জহি দানবম্ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 2.4.18.8 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಷ್ಣುರುವಾಚ ।
ತವಾಂಶಸಂಭವತ್ವಾಚ್ಚ ಭ್ರಾತೃತ್ವಾಚ್ಚ ತಥಾ ಶ್ರಿಯಃ ।
ನ ಮಯಾ ನಿಹತಃ ಸಂಖ್ಯೇ ತ್ವಮೇನಂ ಜಹಿ ದಾನವಮ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.4.18.8 in Gujarati sript:
વિષ્ણુરુવાચ ।
તવાંશસંભવત્વાચ્ચ ભ્રાતૃત્વાચ્ચ તથા શ્રિયઃ ।
ન મયા નિહતઃ સંખ્યે ત્વમેનં જહિ દાનવમ્ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 2.4.18.8 in Malayalam sript:
വിഷ്ണുരുവാച ।
തവാംശസംഭവത്വാച്ച ഭ്രാതൃത്വാച്ച തഥാ ശ്രിയഃ ।
ന മയാ നിഹതഃ സംഖ്യേ ത്വമേനം ജഹി ദാനവമ് ॥ ൮ ॥

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