Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.17.23 (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 4.2.17.23

अध्याक्षिपच्च रे दुष्ट शिष्टकन्यापहारक ।
मद्दृष्टिगोचरं यातः क्व यास्यस्यद्य रेऽधम ॥ २३ ॥

adhyākṣipacca re duṣṭa śiṣṭakanyāpahāraka |
maddṛṣṭigocaraṃ yātaḥ kva yāsyasyadya re'dhama || 23 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.17.23 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 (4.2.17.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adhi, Akshipat, Dushta, Shishta, Kani, Kanya, Apaharaka, Asmad, Drishtigocara, Yat, Yata, Yatri, Kva, Yasya, Adya, Adhama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.17.23). 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: “adhyākṣipacca re duṣṭa śiṣṭakanyāpahāraka
  • adhyā -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    adhyā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • akṣipac -
  • akṣipat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣip (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • re -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • duṣṭa -
  • duṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śiṣṭa -
  • śiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śās (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • kanyā -
  • kanya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kanya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kanī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apahāraka -
  • apahāraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apahāraka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “maddṛṣṭigocaraṃ yātaḥ kva yāsyasyadya re'dhama
  • mad -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • dṛṣṭigocaram -
  • dṛṣṭigocara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭigocara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭigocarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yātaḥ -
  • yāt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> yāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    yātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • kva -
  • kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yāsyasya -
  • yas -> yāsya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √yas class 4 verb]
    yas -> yāsya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √yas class 4 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [future active second single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • re' -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • adhama -
  • adhama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.17.23

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 4.2.17.23 in Bengali sript:
অধ্যাক্ষিপচ্চ রে দুষ্ট শিষ্টকন্যাপহারক ।
মদ্দৃষ্টিগোচরং যাতঃ ক্ব যাস্যস্যদ্য রেঽধম ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 4.2.17.23 in Kannada sript:
ಅಧ್ಯಾಕ್ಷಿಪಚ್ಚ ರೇ ದುಷ್ಟ ಶಿಷ್ಟಕನ್ಯಾಪಹಾರಕ ।
ಮದ್ದೃಷ್ಟಿಗೋಚರಂ ಯಾತಃ ಕ್ವ ಯಾಸ್ಯಸ್ಯದ್ಯ ರೇಽಧಮ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.2.17.23 in Gujarati sript:
અધ્યાક્ષિપચ્ચ રે દુષ્ટ શિષ્ટકન્યાપહારક ।
મદ્દૃષ્ટિગોચરં યાતઃ ક્વ યાસ્યસ્યદ્ય રેઽધમ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 4.2.17.23 in Malayalam sript:
അധ്യാക്ഷിപച്ച രേ ദുഷ്ട ശിഷ്ടകന്യാപഹാരക ।
മദ്ദൃഷ്ടിഗോചരം യാതഃ ക്വ യാസ്യസ്യദ്യ രേഽധമ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

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