Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.3.12.13 (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 3.3.12.13

वेदाभयेष्टांकुशटंकपाशकपालढक्काक्षकशूलपाणिः ।
सितद्युतिः पंचमुखोऽवतान्मामीशान ऊर्द्ध्वं परमप्रकाशः ॥ १३ ॥

vedābhayeṣṭāṃkuśaṭaṃkapāśakapālaḍhakkākṣakaśūlapāṇiḥ |
sitadyutiḥ paṃcamukho'vatānmāmīśāna ūrddhvaṃ paramaprakāśaḥ || 13 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.3.12.13 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 (3.3.12.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Veda, Abhaya, Abhi, Ishta, Ankusha, Tanka, Pashaka, Pala, Dhakka, Akshaka, Shulapani, Sita, Dyuti, Pancamukha, Avata, Paramaprakasha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.3.12.13). 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: “vedābhayeṣṭāṃkuśaṭaṃkapāśakapālaḍhakkākṣakaśūlapāṇiḥ
  • vedā -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vedā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • abhaye -
  • abhaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    abhaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    abhayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • iṣṭā -
  • iṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
  • aṅkuśa -
  • aṅkuśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅkuśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṭaṅka -
  • ṭaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭaṅka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāśaka -
  • pāśaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāla -
  • pāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ḍhakkā -
  • ḍhakka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ḍhakkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣaka -
  • akṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śūlapāṇiḥ -
  • śūlapāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śūlapāṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sitadyutiḥ paṃcamukho'vatānmāmīśāna ūrddhvaṃ paramaprakāśaḥ
  • sita -
  • sita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]
  • dyutiḥ -
  • dyuti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dyuti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pañcamukho' -
  • pañcamukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • avatān -
  • avata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
  • māmī -
  • (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • īśāna* -
  • Cannot analyse ūrddhvam*pa
  • paramaprakāśaḥ -
  • paramaprakāśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 3.3.12.13

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 3.3.12.13 in Bengali sript:
বেদাভযেষ্টাংকুশটংকপাশকপালঢক্কাক্ষকশূলপাণিঃ ।
সিতদ্যুতিঃ পংচমুখোঽবতান্মামীশান ঊর্দ্ধ্বং পরমপ্রকাশঃ ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 3.3.12.13 in Kannada sript:
ವೇದಾಭಯೇಷ್ಟಾಂಕುಶಟಂಕಪಾಶಕಪಾಲಢಕ್ಕಾಕ್ಷಕಶೂಲಪಾಣಿಃ ।
ಸಿತದ್ಯುತಿಃ ಪಂಚಮುಖೋಽವತಾನ್ಮಾಮೀಶಾನ ಊರ್ದ್ಧ್ವಂ ಪರಮಪ್ರಕಾಶಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.3.12.13 in Gujarati sript:
વેદાભયેષ્ટાંકુશટંકપાશકપાલઢક્કાક્ષકશૂલપાણિઃ ।
સિતદ્યુતિઃ પંચમુખોઽવતાન્મામીશાન ઊર્દ્ધ્વં પરમપ્રકાશઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 3.3.12.13 in Malayalam sript:
വേദാഭയേഷ്ടാംകുശടംകപാശകപാലഢക്കാക്ഷകശൂലപാണിഃ ।
സിതദ്യുതിഃ പംചമുഖോഽവതാന്മാമീശാന ഊര്ദ്ധ്വം പരമപ്രകാശഃ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

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