Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.3.2.56 (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 3.3.2.56

विसृष्टराज्यो राजापि विचरन्सकलां महीम् ।
आयांतीं पृष्ठतोऽपश्यत्पिशाचीं घोररूपिणीम् ॥ ५६ ॥

visṛṣṭarājyo rājāpi vicaransakalāṃ mahīm |
āyāṃtīṃ pṛṣṭhato'paśyatpiśācīṃ ghorarūpiṇīm || 56 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.3.2.56 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 (3.3.2.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Visrishta, Rajya, Raji, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Api, Mahi, Ayat, Prishthatah, Apashyat, Pishaci, Ghorarupini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.3.2.56). 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: “visṛṣṭarājyo rājāpi vicaransakalāṃ mahīm
  • visṛṣṭa -
  • visṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    visṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājyo* -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rājī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj]
  • rājā -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Cannot analyse vicaransakalām*ma
  • mahīm -
  • mahī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “āyāṃtīṃ pṛṣṭhato'paśyatpiśācīṃ ghorarūpiṇīm
  • āyāntī -
  • āyāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pṛṣṭhato' -
  • pṛṣṭhataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • apaśyat -
  • apaśyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    apaśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • piśācīm -
  • piśācī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ghorarūpiṇīm -
  • ghorarūpiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 3.3.2.56

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 3.3.2.56 in Bengali sript:
বিসৃষ্টরাজ্যো রাজাপি বিচরন্সকলাং মহীম্ ।
আযাংতীং পৃষ্ঠতোঽপশ্যত্পিশাচীং ঘোররূপিণীম্ ॥ ৫৬ ॥

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 3.3.2.56 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಸೃಷ್ಟರಾಜ್ಯೋ ರಾಜಾಪಿ ವಿಚರನ್ಸಕಲಾಂ ಮಹೀಮ್ ।
ಆಯಾಂತೀಂ ಪೃಷ್ಠತೋಽಪಶ್ಯತ್ಪಿಶಾಚೀಂ ಘೋರರೂಪಿಣೀಮ್ ॥ ೫೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.3.2.56 in Gujarati sript:
વિસૃષ્ટરાજ્યો રાજાપિ વિચરન્સકલાં મહીમ્ ।
આયાંતીં પૃષ્ઠતોઽપશ્યત્પિશાચીં ઘોરરૂપિણીમ્ ॥ ૫૬ ॥

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 3.3.2.56 in Malayalam sript:
വിസൃഷ്ടരാജ്യോ രാജാപി വിചരന്സകലാം മഹീമ് ।
ആയാംതീം പൃഷ്ഠതോഽപശ്യത്പിശാചീം ഘോരരൂപിണീമ് ॥ ൫൬ ॥

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