Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.1.42.9 (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 4.1.42.9

अकस्माद्वीक्षते यस्तु पुरुषं कृष्णपिंगलम् ।
तस्मिन्नेव क्षणेऽरूपं स जीवेद्वत्सरद्वयम् ॥ ९ ॥

akasmādvīkṣate yastu puruṣaṃ kṛṣṇapiṃgalam |
tasminneva kṣaṇe'rūpaṃ sa jīvedvatsaradvayam || 9 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.1.42.9 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 (4.1.42.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Akasmat, Viksha, Tad, Yushmad, Yah, Purusha, Krishnapingala, Eva, Kshana, Arupa, Vatsara, Dvayam, Dvaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.1.42.9). 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: “akasmādvīkṣate yastu puruṣaṃ kṛṣṇapiṃgalam
  • akasmād -
  • akasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vīkṣa -
  • vīkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • yas -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • puruṣam -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛṣṇapiṅgalam -
  • kṛṣṇapiṅgala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇapiṅgala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇapiṅgalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tasminneva kṣaṇe'rūpaṃ sa jīvedvatsaradvayam
  • tasminn -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣaṇe' -
  • kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • arūpam -
  • arūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jīved -
  • jīv (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • vatsara -
  • vatsara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvayam -
  • dvayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dvaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.1.42.9

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 4.1.42.9 in Bengali sript:
অকস্মাদ্বীক্ষতে যস্তু পুরুষং কৃষ্ণপিংগলম্ ।
তস্মিন্নেব ক্ষণেঽরূপং স জীবেদ্বত্সরদ্বযম্ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 4.1.42.9 in Kannada sript:
ಅಕಸ್ಮಾದ್ವೀಕ್ಷತೇ ಯಸ್ತು ಪುರುಷಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣಪಿಂಗಲಮ್ ।
ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ನೇವ ಕ್ಷಣೇಽರೂಪಂ ಸ ಜೀವೇದ್ವತ್ಸರದ್ವಯಮ್ ॥ ೯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.1.42.9 in Gujarati sript:
અકસ્માદ્વીક્ષતે યસ્તુ પુરુષં કૃષ્ણપિંગલમ્ ।
તસ્મિન્નેવ ક્ષણેઽરૂપં સ જીવેદ્વત્સરદ્વયમ્ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 4.1.42.9 in Malayalam sript:
അകസ്മാദ്വീക്ഷതേ യസ്തു പുരുഷം കൃഷ്ണപിംഗലമ് ।
തസ്മിന്നേവ ക്ഷണേഽരൂപം സ ജീവേദ്വത്സരദ്വയമ് ॥ ൯ ॥

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