Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.60.47 (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 5.3.60.47

विप्रा ऊचुः ।
वनान्ते स्त्रीयुगं दृष्ट्वा महारौद्रं भयावहम् ।
वृद्धाश्च पुरुषास्तत्र पाशहस्ता भयावहाः ॥ ४७ ॥

viprā ūcuḥ |
vanānte strīyugaṃ dṛṣṭvā mahāraudraṃ bhayāvaham |
vṛddhāśca puruṣāstatra pāśahastā bhayāvahāḥ || 47 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.60.47 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 (5.3.60.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vipra, Vananta, Stri, Yuga, Maharaudra, Bhayavaha, Vriddha, Purusha, Tatra, Pashahasta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.60.47). 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: “viprā ūcuḥ
  • viprā* -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viprā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ūcuḥ -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • Line 2: “vanānte strīyugaṃ dṛṣṭvā mahāraudraṃ bhayāvaham
  • vanānte -
  • vanānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vanānta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vanāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • strī -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • yugam -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • mahāraudram -
  • mahāraudra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahāraudra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahāraudrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhayāvaham -
  • bhayāvaha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhayāvaha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayāvahā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “vṛddhāśca puruṣāstatra pāśahastā bhayāvahāḥ
  • vṛddhāś -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puruṣās -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    puruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pāśahastā* -
  • pāśahasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāśahastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhayāvahāḥ -
  • bhayāvaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhayāvahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.60.47

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 5.3.60.47 in Bengali sript:
বিপ্রা ঊচুঃ ।
বনান্তে স্ত্রীযুগং দৃষ্ট্বা মহারৌদ্রং ভযাবহম্ ।
বৃদ্ধাশ্চ পুরুষাস্তত্র পাশহস্তা ভযাবহাঃ ॥ ৪৭ ॥

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 5.3.60.47 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಪ್ರಾ ಊಚುಃ ।
ವನಾನ್ತೇ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯುಗಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಮಹಾರೌದ್ರಂ ಭಯಾವಹಮ್ ।
ವೃದ್ಧಾಶ್ಚ ಪುರುಷಾಸ್ತತ್ರ ಪಾಶಹಸ್ತಾ ಭಯಾವಹಾಃ ॥ ೪೭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.60.47 in Gujarati sript:
વિપ્રા ઊચુઃ ।
વનાન્તે સ્ત્રીયુગં દૃષ્ટ્વા મહારૌદ્રં ભયાવહમ્ ।
વૃદ્ધાશ્ચ પુરુષાસ્તત્ર પાશહસ્તા ભયાવહાઃ ॥ ૪૭ ॥

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 5.3.60.47 in Malayalam sript:
വിപ്രാ ഊചുഃ ।
വനാന്തേ സ്ത്രീയുഗം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ മഹാരൌദ്രം ഭയാവഹമ് ।
വൃദ്ധാശ്ച പുരുഷാസ്തത്ര പാശഹസ്താ ഭയാവഹാഃ ॥ ൪൭ ॥

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