Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.18.56 (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 4.2.18.56

अस्मासु वीक्षमाणेषु काकाः कुंडेत्र ये पतन् ।
धार्तराष्ट्रास्तु ते जातास्तीर्थस्यास्य प्रभावतः ॥ ५६ ॥

asmāsu vīkṣamāṇeṣu kākāḥ kuṃḍetra ye patan |
dhārtarāṣṭrāstu te jātāstīrthasyāsya prabhāvataḥ || 56 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.18.56 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 (4.2.18.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asmad, Viksha, Ani, Kaka, Yah, Yat, Patat, Dhartarashtra, Tad, Yushmad, Jata, Tirtha, Idam, Prabhavatah, Prabhavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.18.56). 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: “asmāsu vīkṣamāṇeṣu kākāḥ kuṃḍetra ye patan
  • asmāsu -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [locative plural]
  • vīkṣam -
  • vīkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vīkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āṇe -
  • āṇi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    aṇ (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • kākāḥ -
  • kāka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kākā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kuṇḍet -
  • kuṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • patan -
  • patat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pat -> patat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “dhārtarāṣṭrāstu te jātāstīrthasyāsya prabhāvataḥ
  • dhārtarāṣṭrās -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • 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]
  • jātās -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
  • tīrthasyā -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • prabhāvataḥ -
  • prabhāvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prabhāvat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prabhāvat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.18.56

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 4.2.18.56 in Bengali sript:
অস্মাসু বীক্ষমাণেষু কাকাঃ কুংডেত্র যে পতন্ ।
ধার্তরাষ্ট্রাস্তু তে জাতাস্তীর্থস্যাস্য প্রভাবতঃ ॥ ৫৬ ॥

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 4.2.18.56 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸ್ಮಾಸು ವೀಕ್ಷಮಾಣೇಷು ಕಾಕಾಃ ಕುಂಡೇತ್ರ ಯೇ ಪತನ್ ।
ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾಸ್ತು ತೇ ಜಾತಾಸ್ತೀರ್ಥಸ್ಯಾಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರಭಾವತಃ ॥ ೫೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.2.18.56 in Gujarati sript:
અસ્માસુ વીક્ષમાણેષુ કાકાઃ કુંડેત્ર યે પતન્ ।
ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રાસ્તુ તે જાતાસ્તીર્થસ્યાસ્ય પ્રભાવતઃ ॥ ૫૬ ॥

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 4.2.18.56 in Malayalam sript:
അസ്മാസു വീക്ഷമാണേഷു കാകാഃ കുംഡേത്ര യേ പതന് ।
ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രാസ്തു തേ ജാതാസ്തീര്ഥസ്യാസ്യ പ്രഭാവതഃ ॥ ൫൬ ॥

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