Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.2.18.8 (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 3.2.18.8

व्यास उवाच ।
शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि कर्णाटकविचेष्टितम् ।
देवानां दानवानां यो दुःसहो वीर्यदर्पितः ॥ ८ ॥

vyāsa uvāca |
śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi karṇāṭakaviceṣṭitam |
devānāṃ dānavānāṃ yo duḥsaho vīryadarpitaḥ || 8 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.2.18.8 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 (3.2.18.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vyasa, Rajan, Rajat, Prava, Kshi, Amin, Karnataka, Viceshtita, Deva, Danava, Yah, Duhsaha, Virya, Darpita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.2.18.8). 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: “vyāsa uvāca
  • vyāsa* -
  • vyāsa (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: “śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi karṇāṭakaviceṣṭitam
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣyā -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • karṇāṭaka -
  • karṇāṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viceṣṭitam -
  • viceṣṭita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viceṣṭita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viceṣṭitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “devānāṃ dānavānāṃ yo duḥsaho vīryadarpitaḥ
  • devānām -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • dānavānām -
  • dānava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dānava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • duḥsaho* -
  • duḥsaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vīrya -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīr -> vīrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vīr]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • darpitaḥ -
  • darpita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛp -> darpita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dṛp]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 3.2.18.8

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 3.2.18.8 in Bengali sript:
ব্যাস উবাচ ।
শৃণু রাজন্প্রবক্ষ্যামি কর্ণাটকবিচেষ্টিতম্ ।
দেবানাং দানবানাং যো দুঃসহো বীর্যদর্পিতঃ ॥ 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 3.2.18.8 in Kannada sript:
ವ್ಯಾಸ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಶೃಣು ರಾಜನ್ಪ್ರವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಕರ್ಣಾಟಕವಿಚೇಷ್ಟಿತಮ್ ।
ದೇವಾನಾಂ ದಾನವಾನಾಂ ಯೋ ದುಃಸಹೋ ವೀರ್ಯದರ್ಪಿತಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.2.18.8 in Gujarati sript:
વ્યાસ ઉવાચ ।
શૃણુ રાજન્પ્રવક્ષ્યામિ કર્ણાટકવિચેષ્ટિતમ્ ।
દેવાનાં દાનવાનાં યો દુઃસહો વીર્યદર્પિતઃ ॥ 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 3.2.18.8 in Malayalam sript:
വ്യാസ ഉവാച ।
ശൃണു രാജന്പ്രവക്ഷ്യാമി കര്ണാടകവിചേഷ്ടിതമ് ।
ദേവാനാം ദാനവാനാം യോ ദുഃസഹോ വീര്യദര്പിതഃ ॥ ൮ ॥

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