Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.1.23.20 (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 4.1.23.20

चतुष्कोटिप्रमाणस्तु तपोलोकोऽस्ति भूतलात् ।
उपरिष्टात्क्षितेरष्टौ कोटयः सत्यमीरितम् ॥ २० ॥

catuṣkoṭipramāṇastu tapoloko'sti bhūtalāt |
upariṣṭātkṣiteraṣṭau koṭayaḥ satyamīritam || 20 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.1.23.20 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 (4.1.23.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Catushkoti, Pramana, Tapoloka, Asti, Bhutala, Uparishtat, Uparishta, Kshiti, Ashta, Ashti, Koti, Satyam, Satya, Irita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.1.23.20). 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: “catuṣkoṭipramāṇastu tapoloko'sti bhūtalāt
  • catuṣkoṭi -
  • catuṣkoṭī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catuṣkoṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    catuṣkoṭī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catuṣkoṭi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catuṣkoṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catuṣkoṭi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pramāṇas -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tapoloko' -
  • tapoloka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • bhūtalāt -
  • bhūtala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “upariṣṭātkṣiteraṣṭau koṭayaḥ satyamīritam
  • upariṣṭāt -
  • upariṣṭāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upariṣṭāt (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    upariṣṭāt (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    upariṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    upariṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    upariṣṭāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣiter -
  • kṣiti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṣiti (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • aṣṭau -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 5 verb]
  • koṭayaḥ -
  • koṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • īritam -
  • īrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    īr -> īrita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √īr]
    īr -> īrita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √īr]
    īr -> īritā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √īr]
    īr -> īrita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √īr]
    īr -> īrita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √īr], [accusative single from √īr]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.1.23.20

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 4.1.23.20 in Bengali sript:
চতুষ্কোটিপ্রমাণস্তু তপোলোকোঽস্তি ভূতলাত্ ।
উপরিষ্টাত্ক্ষিতেরষ্টৌ কোটযঃ সত্যমীরিতম্ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 4.1.23.20 in Kannada sript:
ಚತುಷ್ಕೋಟಿಪ್ರಮಾಣಸ್ತು ತಪೋಲೋಕೋಽಸ್ತಿ ಭೂತಲಾತ್ ।
ಉಪರಿಷ್ಟಾತ್ಕ್ಷಿತೇರಷ್ಟೌ ಕೋಟಯಃ ಸತ್ಯಮೀರಿತಮ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.1.23.20 in Gujarati sript:
ચતુષ્કોટિપ્રમાણસ્તુ તપોલોકોઽસ્તિ ભૂતલાત્ ।
ઉપરિષ્ટાત્ક્ષિતેરષ્ટૌ કોટયઃ સત્યમીરિતમ્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 4.1.23.20 in Malayalam sript:
ചതുഷ്കോടിപ്രമാണസ്തു തപോലോകോഽസ്തി ഭൂതലാത് ।
ഉപരിഷ്ടാത്ക്ഷിതേരഷ്ടൌ കോടയഃ സത്യമീരിതമ് ॥ ൨൦ ॥

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