Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.2.14.23 (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 5.2.14.23

तद्विषं कालकूटाह्वं निक्षिप्तं लिंगमूर्द्धनि ।
विषलिंगस्ततो जातो दृष्टो मृत्युप्रदायकः ॥ २३ ॥

tadviṣaṃ kālakūṭāhvaṃ nikṣiptaṃ liṃgamūrddhani |
viṣaliṃgastato jāto dṛṣṭo mṛtyupradāyakaḥ || 23 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.2.14.23 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 (5.2.14.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tat, Vish, Visha, Kalakuta, Nikshipta, Linga, Murddha, Murddhan, Tas, Jatri, Jata, Drishta, Pradayaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.2.14.23). 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: “tadviṣaṃ kālakūṭāhvaṃ nikṣiptaṃ liṃgamūrddhani
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • viṣam -
  • viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    viṣ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viṣ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kālakūṭā -
  • kālakūṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kālakūṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kālakūṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahvam -
  • (verb class 1)
    [aorist active first single]
  • nikṣiptam -
  • nikṣipta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nikṣipta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nikṣiptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • liṅga -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    liṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mūrddha -
  • mūrddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mūrddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mūrddhan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mūrddhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “viṣaliṃgastato jāto dṛṣṭo mṛtyupradāyakaḥ
  • viṣa -
  • viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • liṅga -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    liṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sta -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • to* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jāto* -
  • jātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • dṛṣṭo* -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • mṛtyu -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pradāyakaḥ -
  • pradāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.2.14.23

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 5.2.14.23 in Bengali sript:
তদ্বিষং কালকূটাহ্বং নিক্ষিপ্তং লিংগমূর্দ্ধনি ।
বিষলিংগস্ততো জাতো দৃষ্টো মৃত্যুপ্রদাযকঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 5.2.14.23 in Kannada sript:
ತದ್ವಿಷಂ ಕಾಲಕೂಟಾಹ್ವಂ ನಿಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತಂ ಲಿಂಗಮೂರ್ದ್ಧನಿ ।
ವಿಷಲಿಂಗಸ್ತತೋ ಜಾತೋ ದೃಷ್ಟೋ ಮೃತ್ಯುಪ್ರದಾಯಕಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.2.14.23 in Gujarati sript:
તદ્વિષં કાલકૂટાહ્વં નિક્ષિપ્તં લિંગમૂર્દ્ધનિ ।
વિષલિંગસ્તતો જાતો દૃષ્ટો મૃત્યુપ્રદાયકઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 5.2.14.23 in Malayalam sript:
തദ്വിഷം കാലകൂടാഹ്വം നിക്ഷിപ്തം ലിംഗമൂര്ദ്ധനി ।
വിഷലിംഗസ്തതോ ജാതോ ദൃഷ്ടോ മൃത്യുപ്രദായകഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

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