Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.17.28 (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 4.2.17.28

इत्याश्वास्याथ गंधर्वीः स वै भुजगराजजः ।
आकर्णपूर्णमाकृष्य कोदंडं प्राहिणोच्छरम् ॥ २८ ॥

ityāśvāsyātha gaṃdharvīḥ sa vai bhujagarājajaḥ |
ākarṇapūrṇamākṛṣya kodaṃḍaṃ prāhiṇoccharam || 28 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.17.28 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 (4.2.17.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Itya, Ashvasya, Han, Gandharvi, Bhujagaraja, Akarna, Purnama, Kodanda, Uccha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.17.28). 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: “ityāśvāsyātha gaṃdharvīḥ sa vai bhujagarājajaḥ
  • ityā -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • āśvāsyāt -
  • āśvāsya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    āśvāsya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gandharvīḥ -
  • gandharvī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • bhujagarāja -
  • bhujagarāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jaḥ -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ākarṇapūrṇamākṛṣya kodaṃḍaṃ prāhiṇoccharam
  • ākarṇa -
  • ākarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūrṇamā -
  • pūrṇamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṛṣya -
  • kodaṇḍam -
  • kodaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kodaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prāhi -
  • prā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṇo -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uccha -
  • uccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vas (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ram -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.17.28

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 4.2.17.28 in Bengali sript:
ইত্যাশ্বাস্যাথ গংধর্বীঃ স বৈ ভুজগরাজজঃ ।
আকর্ণপূর্ণমাকৃষ্য কোদংডং প্রাহিণোচ্ছরম্ ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 4.2.17.28 in Kannada sript:
ಇತ್ಯಾಶ್ವಾಸ್ಯಾಥ ಗಂಧರ್ವೀಃ ಸ ವೈ ಭುಜಗರಾಜಜಃ ।
ಆಕರ್ಣಪೂರ್ಣಮಾಕೃಷ್ಯ ಕೋದಂಡಂ ಪ್ರಾಹಿಣೋಚ್ಛರಮ್ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.2.17.28 in Gujarati sript:
ઇત્યાશ્વાસ્યાથ ગંધર્વીઃ સ વૈ ભુજગરાજજઃ ।
આકર્ણપૂર્ણમાકૃષ્ય કોદંડં પ્રાહિણોચ્છરમ્ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 4.2.17.28 in Malayalam sript:
ഇത്യാശ്വാസ്യാഥ ഗംധര്വീഃ സ വൈ ഭുജഗരാജജഃ ।
ആകര്ണപൂര്ണമാകൃഷ്യ കോദംഡം പ്രാഹിണോച്ഛരമ് ॥ ൨൮ ॥

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