Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.2.27.30 (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 5.2.27.30

अधोमुखैश्च कर्कोटैर्गृध्रैश्च समभिद्रुतम् ।
सूचीमुखैस्तथा प्रेतैविंध्यशैलोपमैर्वृतम् ॥ ३० ॥

adhomukhaiśca karkoṭairgṛdhraiśca samabhidrutam |
sūcīmukhaistathā pretaiviṃdhyaśailopamairvṛtam || 30 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.2.27.30 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 (5.2.27.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adhomukha, Karkota, Gridhra, Samabhidrutam, Samabhidruta, Sucimukha, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.2.27.30). 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: “adhomukhaiśca karkoṭairgṛdhraiśca samabhidrutam
  • adhomukhaiś -
  • adhomukha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    adhomukha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karkoṭair -
  • karkoṭa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    karkoṭa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • gṛdhraiś -
  • gṛdhra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    gṛdhra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samabhidrutam -
  • samabhidrutam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samabhidruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samabhidruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samabhidrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “sūcīmukhaistathā pretaiviṃdhyaśailopamairvṛtam
  • sūcīmukhais -
  • sūcīmukha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sūcīmukha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse pretaivindhyaśailopamairvṛtam

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.2.27.30

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 5.2.27.30 in Bengali sript:
অধোমুখৈশ্চ কর্কোটৈর্গৃধ্রৈশ্চ সমভিদ্রুতম্ ।
সূচীমুখৈস্তথা প্রেতৈবিংধ্যশৈলোপমৈর্বৃতম্ ॥ 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 5.2.27.30 in Kannada sript:
ಅಧೋಮುಖೈಶ್ಚ ಕರ್ಕೋಟೈರ್ಗೃಧ್ರೈಶ್ಚ ಸಮಭಿದ್ರುತಮ್ ।
ಸೂಚೀಮುಖೈಸ್ತಥಾ ಪ್ರೇತೈವಿಂಧ್ಯಶೈಲೋಪಮೈರ್ವೃತಮ್ ॥ ೩೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.2.27.30 in Gujarati sript:
અધોમુખૈશ્ચ કર્કોટૈર્ગૃધ્રૈશ્ચ સમભિદ્રુતમ્ ।
સૂચીમુખૈસ્તથા પ્રેતૈવિંધ્યશૈલોપમૈર્વૃતમ્ ॥ 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 5.2.27.30 in Malayalam sript:
അധോമുഖൈശ്ച കര്കോടൈര്ഗൃധ്രൈശ്ച സമഭിദ്രുതമ് ।
സൂചീമുഖൈസ്തഥാ പ്രേതൈവിംധ്യശൈലോപമൈര്വൃതമ് ॥ ൩൦ ॥

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