Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.26.20 (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 4.2.26.20

अहो दुर्गबलं प्राज्ञाः शंसंत्येवेति हेतुतः ।
दुर्बलोप्याकलयितुं सहसारिर्न शक्यते ॥ २० ॥

aho durgabalaṃ prājñāḥ śaṃsaṃtyeveti hetutaḥ |
durbalopyākalayituṃ sahasārirna śakyate || 20 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.26.20 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 (4.2.26.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahan, Durga, Bala, Prajna, Shamsat, Shamsanti, Eva, Iti, Hetuta, Durbala, Upya, Sahasa, Sahas, Ari, Shakyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.26.20). 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: “aho durgabalaṃ prājñāḥ śaṃsaṃtyeveti hetutaḥ
  • aho* -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ahar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    has (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
  • durga -
  • durga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    durga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prājñāḥ -
  • prājña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prājñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śaṃsantye -
  • śaṃsantī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śaṃsantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śaṃsantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śaṃs -> śaṃsat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃs -> śaṃsantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃsat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śaṃs (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • eve -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • hetutaḥ -
  • hetuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “durbalopyākalayituṃ sahasārirna śakyate
  • durbalo -
  • durbala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    durbala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    durbalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upyā -
  • upyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kalayitum -
  • kal -> kalayitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kal]
  • sahasā -
  • sahasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sahas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sahasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arir -
  • ari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śakyate -
  • śakyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śak (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.26.20

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 4.2.26.20 in Bengali sript:
অহো দুর্গবলং প্রাজ্ঞাঃ শংসংত্যেবেতি হেতুতঃ ।
দুর্বলোপ্যাকলযিতুং সহসারির্ন শক্যতে ॥ ২০ ॥

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 4.2.26.20 in Kannada sript:
ಅಹೋ ದುರ್ಗಬಲಂ ಪ್ರಾಜ್ಞಾಃ ಶಂಸಂತ್ಯೇವೇತಿ ಹೇತುತಃ ।
ದುರ್ಬಲೋಪ್ಯಾಕಲಯಿತುಂ ಸಹಸಾರಿರ್ನ ಶಕ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.2.26.20 in Gujarati sript:
અહો દુર્ગબલં પ્રાજ્ઞાઃ શંસંત્યેવેતિ હેતુતઃ ।
દુર્બલોપ્યાકલયિતું સહસારિર્ન શક્યતે ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 4.2.26.20 in Malayalam sript:
അഹോ ദുര്ഗബലം പ്രാജ്ഞാഃ ശംസംത്യേവേതി ഹേതുതഃ ।
ദുര്ബലോപ്യാകലയിതും സഹസാരിര്ന ശക്യതേ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

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