Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.9.11.23 (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 2.9.11.23

द्वाविंशतिसहस्राणि योजनानां तमुच्छ्रितम् ।
अम्भोनिधौ निदधिरे क्रोशन्तोत्यर्थमुत्सुकाः ॥ २३ ॥

dvāviṃśatisahasrāṇi yojanānāṃ tamucchritam |
ambhonidhau nidadhire krośantotyarthamutsukāḥ || 23 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.9.11.23 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 (2.9.11.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sahasra, Yojana, Ucchrita, Ambhonidhi, Nida, Dha, Kroshat, Tan, Uti, Artha, Utsuka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.9.11.23). 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: “dvāviṃśatisahasrāṇi yojanānāṃ tamucchritam
  • dvāviṃśati -
  • dvāviṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yojanānām -
  • yojana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    yojanā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ucchritam -
  • ucchrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ucchrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ucchritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ambhonidhau nidadhire krośantotyarthamutsukāḥ
  • ambhonidhau -
  • ambhonidhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • nida -
  • nida (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhi -
  • dhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • re -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • krośan -
  • krośat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kruś -> krośat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kruś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kruś class 1 verb]
  • to -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ūtya -
  • ūti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ūti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    u -> ūtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √u]
    u -> ūtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √u]
    u -> ūtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √u]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • utsukāḥ -
  • utsuka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    utsukā (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 2.9.11.23

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 2.9.11.23 in Bengali sript:
দ্বাবিংশতিসহস্রাণি যোজনানাং তমুচ্ছ্রিতম্ ।
অম্ভোনিধৌ নিদধিরে ক্রোশন্তোত্যর্থমুত্সুকাঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 2.9.11.23 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವಾವಿಂಶತಿಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ಯೋಜನಾನಾಂ ತಮುಚ್ಛ್ರಿತಮ್ ।
ಅಮ್ಭೋನಿಧೌ ನಿದಧಿರೇ ಕ್ರೋಶನ್ತೋತ್ಯರ್ಥಮುತ್ಸುಕಾಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.9.11.23 in Gujarati sript:
દ્વાવિંશતિસહસ્રાણિ યોજનાનાં તમુચ્છ્રિતમ્ ।
અમ્ભોનિધૌ નિદધિરે ક્રોશન્તોત્યર્થમુત્સુકાઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 2.9.11.23 in Malayalam sript:
ദ്വാവിംശതിസഹസ്രാണി യോജനാനാം തമുച്ഛ്രിതമ് ।
അമ്ഭോനിധൌ നിദധിരേ ക്രോശന്തോത്യര്ഥമുത്സുകാഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

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