Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.18.72 (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 4.2.18.72

शुष्कोदरी च तत्रास्ति देवी विकटलोचना ।
कृत्तिवासादुदीच्यां तु काशीप्रत्यूह भक्षिणी ॥ ७२ ॥

śuṣkodarī ca tatrāsti devī vikaṭalocanā |
kṛttivāsādudīcyāṃ tu kāśīpratyūha bhakṣiṇī || 72 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.18.72 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 (4.2.18.72). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shushka, Udarin, Tatra, Asti, Devi, Devin, Vikata, Locana, Krittivasa, Udici, Udicya, Kashi, Kashin, Pratyuha, Bhakshini, Bhakshin, Bhakshi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.18.72). 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: “śuṣkodarī ca tatrāsti devī vikaṭalocanā
  • śuṣko -
  • śuṣka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuṣka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuṣkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
    śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
    śuṣ -> śuṣkā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
  • udarī -
  • udarin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • 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]
  • devī -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vikaṭa -
  • vikaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vikaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • locanā -
  • locanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kṛttivāsādudīcyāṃ tu kāśīpratyūha bhakṣiṇī
  • kṛttivāsād -
  • kṛttivāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • udīcyām -
  • udīcī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    udīcyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kāśī -
  • kāśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kāśi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kāśi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kāśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pratyūha -
  • pratyūha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhakṣiṇī -
  • bhakṣiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhakṣin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhakṣi (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.18.72

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 4.2.18.72 in Bengali sript:
শুষ্কোদরী চ তত্রাস্তি দেবী বিকটলোচনা ।
কৃত্তিবাসাদুদীচ্যাং তু কাশীপ্রত্যূহ ভক্ষিণী ॥ ৭২ ॥

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 4.2.18.72 in Kannada sript:
ಶುಷ್ಕೋದರೀ ಚ ತತ್ರಾಸ್ತಿ ದೇವೀ ವಿಕಟಲೋಚನಾ ।
ಕೃತ್ತಿವಾಸಾದುದೀಚ್ಯಾಂ ತು ಕಾಶೀಪ್ರತ್ಯೂಹ ಭಕ್ಷಿಣೀ ॥ ೭೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.2.18.72 in Gujarati sript:
શુષ્કોદરી ચ તત્રાસ્તિ દેવી વિકટલોચના ।
કૃત્તિવાસાદુદીચ્યાં તુ કાશીપ્રત્યૂહ ભક્ષિણી ॥ ૭૨ ॥

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 4.2.18.72 in Malayalam sript:
ശുഷ്കോദരീ ച തത്രാസ്തി ദേവീ വികടലോചനാ ।
കൃത്തിവാസാദുദീച്യാം തു കാശീപ്രത്യൂഹ ഭക്ഷിണീ ॥ ൭൨ ॥

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