Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.140.5 (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 5.3.140.5

कृत्वा तत्कदनं घोरं नन्दा देवी सुरेश्वरी ।
यस्मात्स्नाता विशालाक्षी तेन नन्दाह्रदः स्मृतः ॥ ५ ॥

kṛtvā tatkadanaṃ ghoraṃ nandā devī sureśvarī |
yasmātsnātā viśālākṣī tena nandāhradaḥ smṛtaḥ || 5 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.140.5 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 (5.3.140.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kritva, Kritvan, Tat, Tad, Kadana, Ghoram, Ghora, Nanda, Devi, Devin, Sureshvari, Yasmat, Yah, Yat, Snata, Vishalakshi, Tena, Hrada, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.140.5). 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: “kṛtvā tatkadanaṃ ghoraṃ nandā devī sureśvarī
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kadanam -
  • kadana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ghoram -
  • ghoram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ghora (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghora (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghorā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nandā* -
  • nanda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nandā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • devī -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sureśvarī -
  • sureśvarī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yasmātsnātā viśālākṣī tena nandāhradaḥ smṛtaḥ
  • yasmāt -
  • yasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • snātā* -
  • snāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    snātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    snā -> snāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √snā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √snā class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √snā class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √snā class 4 verb]
    snā -> snātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √snā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √snā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √snā class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √snā class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √snā class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √snā class 4 verb]
  • viśālākṣī -
  • viśālākṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    viśālākṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    viśālākṣi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • nandā -
  • nandā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • hradaḥ -
  • hrada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtaḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.140.5

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 5.3.140.5 in Bengali sript:
কৃত্বা তত্কদনং ঘোরং নন্দা দেবী সুরেশ্বরী ।
যস্মাত্স্নাতা বিশালাক্ষী তেন নন্দাহ্রদঃ স্মৃতঃ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 5.3.140.5 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃತ್ವಾ ತತ್ಕದನಂ ಘೋರಂ ನನ್ದಾ ದೇವೀ ಸುರೇಶ್ವರೀ ।
ಯಸ್ಮಾತ್ಸ್ನಾತಾ ವಿಶಾಲಾಕ್ಷೀ ತೇನ ನನ್ದಾಹ್ರದಃ ಸ್ಮೃತಃ ॥ ೫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.140.5 in Gujarati sript:
કૃત્વા તત્કદનં ઘોરં નન્દા દેવી સુરેશ્વરી ।
યસ્માત્સ્નાતા વિશાલાક્ષી તેન નન્દાહ્રદઃ સ્મૃતઃ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 5.3.140.5 in Malayalam sript:
കൃത്വാ തത്കദനം ഘോരം നന്ദാ ദേവീ സുരേശ്വരീ ।
യസ്മാത്സ്നാതാ വിശാലാക്ഷീ തേന നന്ദാഹ്രദഃ സ്മൃതഃ ॥ ൫ ॥

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