Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.42.18 (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 6.1.42.18

स दृष्ट्वाऽदृष्टपूर्वां तां मार्गपृच्छाकृते ततः ।
सम्मुखः प्रययौ तूर्णं प्रहृष्टेनांतरात्मना ॥ १८ ॥

sa dṛṣṭvā'dṛṣṭapūrvāṃ tāṃ mārgapṛcchākṛte tataḥ |
sammukhaḥ prayayau tūrṇaṃ prahṛṣṭenāṃtarātmanā || 18 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.42.18 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 (6.1.42.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adrishtapurva, Marga, Priccha, Akrita, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Sammukha, Turnam, Turna, Prahrishta, Antaratman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.42.18). 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: “sa dṛṣṭvā'dṛṣṭapūrvāṃ tāṃ mārgapṛcchākṛte tataḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā' -
  • adṛṣṭapūrvām -
  • adṛṣṭapūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mārga -
  • mārga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mārga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mārg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pṛcchā -
  • pṛccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pṛccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pṛcchā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    praś (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • akṛte -
  • akṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    akṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    akṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • Line 2: “sammukhaḥ prayayau tūrṇaṃ prahṛṣṭenāṃtarātmanā
  • sammukhaḥ -
  • sammukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prayayau -
  • tūrṇam -
  • tūrṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
    tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
  • prahṛṣṭenā -
  • prahṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    prahṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • antarātmanā -
  • antarātman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.42.18

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 6.1.42.18 in Bengali sript:
স দৃষ্ট্বাঽদৃষ্টপূর্বাং তাং মার্গপৃচ্ছাকৃতে ততঃ ।
সম্মুখঃ প্রযযৌ তূর্ণং প্রহৃষ্টেনাংতরাত্মনা ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 6.1.42.18 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾಽದೃಷ್ಟಪೂರ್ವಾಂ ತಾಂ ಮಾರ್ಗಪೃಚ್ಛಾಕೃತೇ ತತಃ ।
ಸಮ್ಮುಖಃ ಪ್ರಯಯೌ ತೂರ್ಣಂ ಪ್ರಹೃಷ್ಟೇನಾಂತರಾತ್ಮನಾ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.42.18 in Gujarati sript:
સ દૃષ્ટ્વાઽદૃષ્ટપૂર્વાં તાં માર્ગપૃચ્છાકૃતે તતઃ ।
સમ્મુખઃ પ્રયયૌ તૂર્ણં પ્રહૃષ્ટેનાંતરાત્મના ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 6.1.42.18 in Malayalam sript:
സ ദൃഷ്ട്വാഽദൃഷ്ടപൂര്വാം താം മാര്ഗപൃച്ഛാകൃതേ തതഃ ।
സമ്മുഖഃ പ്രയയൌ തൂര്ണം പ്രഹൃഷ്ടേനാംതരാത്മനാ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

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