Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.1.2.27 (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 5.1.2.27

पंचवक्त्रो दशभुजः शूलचापासिशक्तिमान् ।
त्रिपंच नयनो रौद्रो व्यालयज्ञोपवीतकः ॥ २७ ॥

paṃcavaktro daśabhujaḥ śūlacāpāsiśaktimān |
tripaṃca nayano raudro vyālayajñopavītakaḥ || 27 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.1.2.27 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 (5.1.2.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pancavaktra, Dashabhuja, Shula, Capa, Asi, Shaktimat, Panca, Pancan, Nayana, Raudra, Vyala, Yajnopavita, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.1.2.27). 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: “paṃcavaktro daśabhujaḥ śūlacāpāsiśaktimān
  • pañcavaktro* -
  • pañcavaktra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daśabhujaḥ -
  • daśabhuja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śūla -
  • śūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śūl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cāpā -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • śaktimān -
  • śaktimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tripaṃca nayano raudro vyālayajñopavītakaḥ
  • tri -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nayano* -
  • nayana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • raudro* -
  • raudra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyāla -
  • vyāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yajñopavīta -
  • yajñopavīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.1.2.27

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 5.1.2.27 in Bengali sript:
পংচবক্ত্রো দশভুজঃ শূলচাপাসিশক্তিমান্ ।
ত্রিপংচ নযনো রৌদ্রো ব্যালযজ্ঞোপবীতকঃ ॥ ২৭ ॥

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 5.1.2.27 in Kannada sript:
ಪಂಚವಕ್ತ್ರೋ ದಶಭುಜಃ ಶೂಲಚಾಪಾಸಿಶಕ್ತಿಮಾನ್ ।
ತ್ರಿಪಂಚ ನಯನೋ ರೌದ್ರೋ ವ್ಯಾಲಯಜ್ಞೋಪವೀತಕಃ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.1.2.27 in Gujarati sript:
પંચવક્ત્રો દશભુજઃ શૂલચાપાસિશક્તિમાન્ ।
ત્રિપંચ નયનો રૌદ્રો વ્યાલયજ્ઞોપવીતકઃ ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 5.1.2.27 in Malayalam sript:
പംചവക്ത്രോ ദശഭുജഃ ശൂലചാപാസിശക്തിമാന് ।
ത്രിപംച നയനോ രൌദ്രോ വ്യാലയജ്ഞോപവീതകഃ ॥ ൨൭ ॥

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