Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.1.16.42 (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 4.1.16.42

काव्ये निगीर्णे गिरिजेश्वरेण दैत्या जयाशा रहिता बभूवुः ।
हस्तैर्विमुक्ता इव वारणेंद्राः शृंगैर्विहीना इव गोवृषाश्च ॥ ४२ ॥

kāvye nigīrṇe girijeśvareṇa daityā jayāśā rahitā babhūvuḥ |
hastairvimuktā iva vāraṇeṃdrāḥ śṛṃgairvihīnā iva govṛṣāśca || 42 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.1.16.42 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 (4.1.16.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kavya, Kavi, Nigirna, Girija, Ishvara, Daitya, Jaya, Ashas, Rahita, Hasta, Vimukta, Iva, Varanendra, Shringa, Vihina, Govrisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.1.16.42). 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: “kāvye nigīrṇe girijeśvareṇa daityā jayāśā rahitā babhūvuḥ
  • kāvye -
  • kāvya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāvya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kāvyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kav class 1 verb]
    kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [locative single from √kav class 1 verb]
    kav -> kāvyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kav class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kav class 1 verb]
    kāvī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • nigīrṇe -
  • nigīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nigīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nigīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • girije -
  • girija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    girija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    girijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iśvareṇa -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    iśvara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • daityā* -
  • daitya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    daityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jayā -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    jayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ji (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aśā* -
  • aśas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śā (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [aorist active second single]
    śās (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • rahitā* -
  • rahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rahitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    rah -> rahita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √rah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rah class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rah class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √rah class 10 verb]
    rah -> rahitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √rah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rah class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rah class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √rah class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √rah class 10 verb]
  • babhūvuḥ -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • Line 2: “hastairvimuktā iva vāraṇeṃdrāḥ śṛṃgairvihīnā iva govṛṣāśca
  • hastair -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vimuktā* -
  • vimukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vimuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vāraṇendrāḥ -
  • vāraṇendra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śṛṅgair -
  • śṛṅga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śṛṅga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vihīnā* -
  • vihīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vihīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • govṛṣāś -
  • govṛṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.1.16.42

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 4.1.16.42 in Bengali sript:
কাব্যে নিগীর্ণে গিরিজেশ্বরেণ দৈত্যা জযাশা রহিতা বভূবুঃ ।
হস্তৈর্বিমুক্তা ইব বারণেংদ্রাঃ শৃংগৈর্বিহীনা ইব গোবৃষাশ্চ ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 4.1.16.42 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾವ್ಯೇ ನಿಗೀರ್ಣೇ ಗಿರಿಜೇಶ್ವರೇಣ ದೈತ್ಯಾ ಜಯಾಶಾ ರಹಿತಾ ಬಭೂವುಃ ।
ಹಸ್ತೈರ್ವಿಮುಕ್ತಾ ಇವ ವಾರಣೇಂದ್ರಾಃ ಶೃಂಗೈರ್ವಿಹೀನಾ ಇವ ಗೋವೃಷಾಶ್ಚ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.1.16.42 in Gujarati sript:
કાવ્યે નિગીર્ણે ગિરિજેશ્વરેણ દૈત્યા જયાશા રહિતા બભૂવુઃ ।
હસ્તૈર્વિમુક્તા ઇવ વારણેંદ્રાઃ શૃંગૈર્વિહીના ઇવ ગોવૃષાશ્ચ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 4.1.16.42 in Malayalam sript:
കാവ്യേ നിഗീര്ണേ ഗിരിജേശ്വരേണ ദൈത്യാ ജയാശാ രഹിതാ ബഭൂവുഃ ।
ഹസ്തൈര്വിമുക്താ ഇവ വാരണേംദ്രാഃ ശൃംഗൈര്വിഹീനാ ഇവ ഗോവൃഷാശ്ച ॥ ൪൨ ॥

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