Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.4.22.15 (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 2.4.22.15

प्रणम्य शिरसा रुद्रं शशंसुर्विष्णुचेष्टितम् ।
देवा ऊचुः ।
महादेव त्वया देवा रक्षिताः शत्रुजाद्भयात् ॥ १५ ॥

praṇamya śirasā rudraṃ śaśaṃsurviṣṇuceṣṭitam |
devā ūcuḥ |
mahādeva tvayā devā rakṣitāḥ śatrujādbhayāt || 15 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.4.22.15 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 (2.4.22.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prana, Shiras, Rudra, Ceshtita, Deva, Mahadeva, Tva, Yushmad, Rakshita, Bhayat, Bhaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.4.22.15). 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: “praṇamya śirasā rudraṃ śaśaṃsurviṣṇuceṣṭitam
  • praṇam -
  • praṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ya -
  • śirasā -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • rudram -
  • rudra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rudra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rudrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śaśaṃsur -
  • śaṃs (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • viṣṇu -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ceṣṭitam -
  • ceṣṭita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ceṣṭita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ceṣṭitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ceṣṭ]
    ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ceṣṭ]
    ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ceṣṭ]
    ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ceṣṭ]
    ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ceṣṭ], [accusative single from √ceṣṭ]
  • Line 2: “devā ūcuḥ
  • devā* -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ūcuḥ -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • Line 3: “mahādeva tvayā devā rakṣitāḥ śatrujādbhayāt
  • mahādeva -
  • mahādeva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahādeva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • devā* -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rakṣitāḥ -
  • rakṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rakṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rakṣ], [vocative plural from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rakṣ], [vocative plural from √rakṣ], [accusative plural from √rakṣ]
  • śatru -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • jād -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhayāt -
  • bhayāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.4.22.15

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 2.4.22.15 in Bengali sript:
প্রণম্য শিরসা রুদ্রং শশংসুর্বিষ্ণুচেষ্টিতম্ ।
দেবা ঊচুঃ ।
মহাদেব ত্বযা দেবা রক্ষিতাঃ শত্রুজাদ্ভযাত্ ॥ 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 2.4.22.15 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಣಮ್ಯ ಶಿರಸಾ ರುದ್ರಂ ಶಶಂಸುರ್ವಿಷ್ಣುಚೇಷ್ಟಿತಮ್ ।
ದೇವಾ ಊಚುಃ ।
ಮಹಾದೇವ ತ್ವಯಾ ದೇವಾ ರಕ್ಷಿತಾಃ ಶತ್ರುಜಾದ್ಭಯಾತ್ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.4.22.15 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રણમ્ય શિરસા રુદ્રં શશંસુર્વિષ્ણુચેષ્ટિતમ્ ।
દેવા ઊચુઃ ।
મહાદેવ ત્વયા દેવા રક્ષિતાઃ શત્રુજાદ્ભયાત્ ॥ 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 2.4.22.15 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രണമ്യ ശിരസാ രുദ്രം ശശംസുര്വിഷ്ണുചേഷ്ടിതമ് ।
ദേവാ ഊചുഃ ।
മഹാദേവ ത്വയാ ദേവാ രക്ഷിതാഃ ശത്രുജാദ്ഭയാത് ॥ ൧൫ ॥

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