Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.2.6.12 (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 5.2.6.12

भूतैः सार्द्धं च भूतानि राक्षसैः सह राक्षसाः ।
वेतालैः सह वेताला युद्धं चक्रुः सुदारुणम् ॥ १२ ॥

bhūtaiḥ sārddhaṃ ca bhūtāni rākṣasaiḥ saha rākṣasāḥ |
vetālaiḥ saha vetālā yuddhaṃ cakruḥ sudāruṇam || 12 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.2.6.12 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 (5.2.6.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhuta, Arddha, Bhutani, Rakshasa, Saha, Vetala, Yuddha, Cakru, Sudaruna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.2.6.12). 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: “bhūtaiḥ sārddhaṃ ca bhūtāni rākṣasaiḥ saha rākṣasāḥ
  • bhūtaiḥ -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārddham -
  • ārddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūtāni -
  • bhūtāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rākṣasaiḥ -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rākṣasāḥ -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “vetālaiḥ saha vetālā yuddhaṃ cakruḥ sudāruṇam
  • vetālaiḥ -
  • vetāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vetālā* -
  • vetāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vetālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yuddham -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • cakruḥ -
  • cakru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cakru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • sudāruṇam -
  • sudāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sudāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sudāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.2.6.12

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 5.2.6.12 in Bengali sript:
ভূতৈঃ সার্দ্ধং চ ভূতানি রাক্ষসৈঃ সহ রাক্ষসাঃ ।
বেতালৈঃ সহ বেতালা যুদ্ধং চক্রুঃ সুদারুণম্ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 5.2.6.12 in Kannada sript:
ಭೂತೈಃ ಸಾರ್ದ್ಧಂ ಚ ಭೂತಾನಿ ರಾಕ್ಷಸೈಃ ಸಹ ರಾಕ್ಷಸಾಃ ।
ವೇತಾಲೈಃ ಸಹ ವೇತಾಲಾ ಯುದ್ಧಂ ಚಕ್ರುಃ ಸುದಾರುಣಮ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.2.6.12 in Gujarati sript:
ભૂતૈઃ સાર્દ્ધં ચ ભૂતાનિ રાક્ષસૈઃ સહ રાક્ષસાઃ ।
વેતાલૈઃ સહ વેતાલા યુદ્ધં ચક્રુઃ સુદારુણમ્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 5.2.6.12 in Malayalam sript:
ഭൂതൈഃ സാര്ദ്ധം ച ഭൂതാനി രാക്ഷസൈഃ സഹ രാക്ഷസാഃ ।
വേതാലൈഃ സഹ വേതാലാ യുദ്ധം ചക്രുഃ സുദാരുണമ് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

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