Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.2.6.30 (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 3.2.6.30

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छलेन कन्याहरणात्पैशाचो गर्हितोऽष्टमः ।
प्रायः क्षत्रविशोरुक्ता गांधर्वासुरराक्षसाः ॥ ३० ॥

chalena kanyāharaṇātpaiśāco garhito'ṣṭamaḥ |
prāyaḥ kṣatraviśoruktā gāṃdharvāsurarākṣasāḥ || 30 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.2.6.30 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 (3.2.6.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Chala, Kanyaharana, Paishaca, Garhita, Ashtama, Praya, Prayas, Kshatra, Vish, Rukta, Gandharva, Asura, Rakshasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.2.6.30). 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: “chalena kanyāharaṇātpaiśāco garhito'ṣṭamaḥ ”
chalena -
chala (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

chala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
kanyāharaṇāt -
kanyāharaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
paiśāco* -
paiśāca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
garhito' -
garhita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aṣṭamaḥ -
aṣṭama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “prāyaḥ kṣatraviśoruktā gāṃdharvāsurarākṣasāḥ ”
prāyaḥ -
prāyas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

prāya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṣatra -
kṣatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
viśor -
viś (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
ruktā* -
√ruj -> rukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √ruj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ruj class 6 verb]

√ruj -> ruktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √ruj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ruj class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √ruj class 6 verb]
gāndharvā -
gāndharva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gāndharva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
āsura -
āsura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āsura (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rākṣasāḥ -
rākṣasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]