Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.2.20.25 (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 3.2.20.25

कूटाः शेषाक्षराः केचिद्रक्षिता मेनकात्मजे ।
सा पपात यदोर्व्यां हि शिवपत्नी तदा नृप ॥ २५ ॥

kūṭāḥ śeṣākṣarāḥ kecidrakṣitā menakātmaje |
sā papāta yadorvyāṃ hi śivapatnī tadā nṛpa || 25 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.2.20.25 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 (3.2.20.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kuta, Shesha, Akshara, Kah, Kim, Cit, Rakshita, Menakatmaja, Yad, Yadu, Vya, Shiva, Patni, Tada, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.2.20.25). 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: “kūṭāḥ śeṣākṣarāḥ kecidrakṣitā menakātmaje
  • kūṭāḥ -
  • kūṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śeṣā -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śaṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    śiṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • akṣarāḥ -
  • akṣara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    akṣarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rakṣitā* -
  • 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]
  • menakātmaje -
  • menakātmajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “ papāta yadorvyāṃ hi śivapatnī tadā nṛpa
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • papāta -
  • (verb class 3)
    [imperative active second plural]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    pat (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • yador -
  • yad (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    yadu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vyā -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ām -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śiva -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • patnī -
  • patnī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 3.2.20.25

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 3.2.20.25 in Bengali sript:
কূটাঃ শেষাক্ষরাঃ কেচিদ্রক্ষিতা মেনকাত্মজে ।
সা পপাত যদোর্ব্যাং হি শিবপত্নী তদা নৃপ ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 3.2.20.25 in Kannada sript:
ಕೂಟಾಃ ಶೇಷಾಕ್ಷರಾಃ ಕೇಚಿದ್ರಕ್ಷಿತಾ ಮೇನಕಾತ್ಮಜೇ ।
ಸಾ ಪಪಾತ ಯದೋರ್ವ್ಯಾಂ ಹಿ ಶಿವಪತ್ನೀ ತದಾ ನೃಪ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.2.20.25 in Gujarati sript:
કૂટાઃ શેષાક્ષરાઃ કેચિદ્રક્ષિતા મેનકાત્મજે ।
સા પપાત યદોર્વ્યાં હિ શિવપત્ની તદા નૃપ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 3.2.20.25 in Malayalam sript:
കൂടാഃ ശേഷാക്ഷരാഃ കേചിദ്രക്ഷിതാ മേനകാത്മജേ ।
സാ പപാത യദോര്വ്യാം ഹി ശിവപത്നീ തദാ നൃപ ॥ ൨൫ ॥

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