Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.23.30 (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 4.2.23.30

कलिकल्मषपुष्टा ये ये दुष्टा नास्तिकाः शठाः ।
एतेषां सिद्धलिंगानां ज्ञास्यंत्याख्यामपीह न ॥ ३० ॥

kalikalmaṣapuṣṭā ye ye duṣṭā nāstikāḥ śaṭhāḥ |
eteṣāṃ siddhaliṃgānāṃ jñāsyaṃtyākhyāmapīha na || 30 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.23.30 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 (4.2.23.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kalikalmasha, Pushta, Yah, Yat, Dushta, Nastika, Shatha, Etad, Esha, Siddhalinga, Jnasyanti, Api, Iha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.23.30). 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: “kalikalmaṣapuṣṭā ye ye duṣṭā nāstikāḥ śaṭhāḥ
  • kalikalmaṣa -
  • kalikalmaṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalikalmaṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṣṭā* -
  • puṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    puṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    puṣ -> puṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √puṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √puṣ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 9 verb]
    puṣ -> puṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √puṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √puṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √puṣ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √puṣ class 9 verb]
    puṣ -> puṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb]
    puṣ -> puṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb]
    puch -> puṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √puch class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √puch class 1 verb]
    puch -> puṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √puch class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √puch class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √puch class 1 verb]
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • duṣṭā* -
  • duṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    duṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nāstikāḥ -
  • nāstika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nāstikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śaṭhāḥ -
  • śaṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śaṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “eteṣāṃ siddhaliṃgānāṃ jñāsyaṃtyākhyāmapīha na
  • eteṣām -
  • etad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • siddhaliṅgānām -
  • siddhaliṅga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    siddhaliṅga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • jñāsyantyā -
  • jñā -> jñāsyantī (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √jñā class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • akhyām -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • apī -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.23.30

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 4.2.23.30 in Bengali sript:
কলিকল্মষপুষ্টা যে যে দুষ্টা নাস্তিকাঃ শঠাঃ ।
এতেষাং সিদ্ধলিংগানাং জ্ঞাস্যংত্যাখ্যামপীহ ন ॥ ৩০ ॥

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 4.2.23.30 in Kannada sript:
ಕಲಿಕಲ್ಮಷಪುಷ್ಟಾ ಯೇ ಯೇ ದುಷ್ಟಾ ನಾಸ್ತಿಕಾಃ ಶಠಾಃ ।
ಏತೇಷಾಂ ಸಿದ್ಧಲಿಂಗಾನಾಂ ಜ್ಞಾಸ್ಯಂತ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾಮಪೀಹ ನ ॥ ೩೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.2.23.30 in Gujarati sript:
કલિકલ્મષપુષ્ટા યે યે દુષ્ટા નાસ્તિકાઃ શઠાઃ ।
એતેષાં સિદ્ધલિંગાનાં જ્ઞાસ્યંત્યાખ્યામપીહ ન ॥ ૩૦ ॥

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 4.2.23.30 in Malayalam sript:
കലികല്മഷപുഷ്ടാ യേ യേ ദുഷ്ടാ നാസ്തികാഃ ശഠാഃ ।
ഏതേഷാം സിദ്ധലിംഗാനാം ജ്ഞാസ്യംത്യാഖ്യാമപീഹ ന ॥ ൩൦ ॥

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