Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.2.74.34 (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 5.2.74.34

भूताः प्रेताः पिशाचाश्च ये चान्ये गगनेचराः ।
चत्वारः सागराश्चैव क्षारक्षीरादिसिंधवः ॥ ३४ ॥

bhūtāḥ pretāḥ piśācāśca ye cānye gaganecarāḥ |
catvāraḥ sāgarāścaiva kṣārakṣīrādisiṃdhavaḥ || 34 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.2.74.34 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 (5.2.74.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhuta, Preta, Pishaca, Yah, Yat, Gaganecara, Catu, Ara, Sagara, Kshara, Kshiradi, Sindhu, Sindhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.2.74.34). 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: “bhūtāḥ pretāḥ piśācāśca ye cānye gaganecarāḥ
  • bhūtāḥ -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pretāḥ -
  • preta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pretā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • piśācāś -
  • piśāca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    piśācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cānye -
  • gaganecarāḥ -
  • gaganecara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gaganecarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “catvāraḥ sāgarāścaiva kṣārakṣīrādisiṃdhavaḥ
  • catvā -
  • catu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    catu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • āraḥ -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second single]
  • sāgarāś -
  • sāgara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sāgarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • kṣāra -
  • kṣāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣīrādi -
  • kṣīrādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṣīrādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṣīrādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sindhavaḥ -
  • sindhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sindhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.2.74.34

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 5.2.74.34 in Bengali sript:
ভূতাঃ প্রেতাঃ পিশাচাশ্চ যে চান্যে গগনেচরাঃ ।
চত্বারঃ সাগরাশ্চৈব ক্ষারক্ষীরাদিসিংধবঃ ॥ ৩৪ ॥

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 5.2.74.34 in Kannada sript:
ಭೂತಾಃ ಪ್ರೇತಾಃ ಪಿಶಾಚಾಶ್ಚ ಯೇ ಚಾನ್ಯೇ ಗಗನೇಚರಾಃ ।
ಚತ್ವಾರಃ ಸಾಗರಾಶ್ಚೈವ ಕ್ಷಾರಕ್ಷೀರಾದಿಸಿಂಧವಃ ॥ ೩೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.2.74.34 in Gujarati sript:
ભૂતાઃ પ્રેતાઃ પિશાચાશ્ચ યે ચાન્યે ગગનેચરાઃ ।
ચત્વારઃ સાગરાશ્ચૈવ ક્ષારક્ષીરાદિસિંધવઃ ॥ ૩૪ ॥

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 5.2.74.34 in Malayalam sript:
ഭൂതാഃ പ്രേതാഃ പിശാചാശ്ച യേ ചാന്യേ ഗഗനേചരാഃ ।
ചത്വാരഃ സാഗരാശ്ചൈവ ക്ഷാരക്ഷീരാദിസിംധവഃ ॥ ൩൪ ॥

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