Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.4.24.24 (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 2.4.24.24

कलहोवाच ।
साहं पंचशताब्दानि प्रेतदेहे स्थिता किल ।
क्षुतृड्भ्यां पीडिताऽविश्य शरीरं वणिजस्य च ।
आयाता दक्षिणं देशं कृष्णावेण्योश्च संगमम् ॥ २४ ॥

kalahovāca |
sāhaṃ paṃcaśatābdāni pretadehe sthitā kila |
kṣutṛḍbhyāṃ pīḍitā'viśya śarīraṃ vaṇijasya ca |
āyātā dakṣiṇaṃ deśaṃ kṛṣṇāveṇyośca saṃgamam || 24 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.4.24.24 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 (2.4.24.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kalaha, Kalahu, Saha, Pancashata, Abda, Preta, Deha, Sthita, Kila, Kshu, Trish, Avi, Sharira, Vanija, Ayata, Dakshina, Desha, Krishnaveni, Sangama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.4.24.24). 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: “kalahovāca
  • kalaho -
  • kalaha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kalahu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative 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: “sāhaṃ paṃcaśatābdāni pretadehe sthitā kila
  • sāham -
  • sāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pañcaśatā -
  • pañcaśata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcaśata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abdāni -
  • abda (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • preta -
  • preta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    preta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pre (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • dehe -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sthitā -
  • sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 3: “kṣutṛḍbhyāṃ pīḍitā'viśya śarīraṃ vaṇijasya ca
  • kṣu -
  • kṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tṛḍbhyām -
  • tṛṣ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    tṛṣ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    tṛṣ (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • pīḍitā' -
  • avi -
  • avi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    avi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    avi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    avī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śya -
  • śā (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śarīram -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vaṇijasya -
  • vaṇija (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 4: “āyātā dakṣiṇaṃ deśaṃ kṛṣṇāveṇyośca saṃgamam
  • āyātā* -
  • āyāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āyātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dakṣiṇam -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • deśam -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛṣṇāveṇyoś -
  • kṛṣṇāveṇī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    kṛṣṇāveṇī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅgamam -
  • saṅgama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅgamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.4.24.24

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 2.4.24.24 in Bengali sript:
কলহোবাচ ।
সাহং পংচশতাব্দানি প্রেতদেহে স্থিতা কিল ।
ক্ষুতৃড্ভ্যাং পীডিতাঽবিশ্য শরীরং বণিজস্য চ ।
আযাতা দক্ষিণং দেশং কৃষ্ণাবেণ্যোশ্চ সংগমম্ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 2.4.24.24 in Kannada sript:
ಕಲಹೋವಾಚ ।
ಸಾಹಂ ಪಂಚಶತಾಬ್ದಾನಿ ಪ್ರೇತದೇಹೇ ಸ್ಥಿತಾ ಕಿಲ ।
ಕ್ಷುತೃಡ್ಭ್ಯಾಂ ಪೀಡಿತಾಽವಿಶ್ಯ ಶರೀರಂ ವಣಿಜಸ್ಯ ಚ ।
ಆಯಾತಾ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಂ ದೇಶಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾವೇಣ್ಯೋಶ್ಚ ಸಂಗಮಮ್ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.4.24.24 in Gujarati sript:
કલહોવાચ ।
સાહં પંચશતાબ્દાનિ પ્રેતદેહે સ્થિતા કિલ ।
ક્ષુતૃડ્ભ્યાં પીડિતાઽવિશ્ય શરીરં વણિજસ્ય ચ ।
આયાતા દક્ષિણં દેશં કૃષ્ણાવેણ્યોશ્ચ સંગમમ્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 2.4.24.24 in Malayalam sript:
കലഹോവാച ।
സാഹം പംചശതാബ്ദാനി പ്രേതദേഹേ സ്ഥിതാ കില ।
ക്ഷുതൃഡ്ഭ്യാം പീഡിതാഽവിശ്യ ശരീരം വണിജസ്യ ച ।
ആയാതാ ദക്ഷിണം ദേശം കൃഷ്ണാവേണ്യോശ്ച സംഗമമ് ॥ ൨൪ ॥

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