Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.152.16 (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 6.1.152.16

यथा रक्षोविनाशाय रामो दशरथात्मजः ।
अवतीर्णो धरापृष्ठे तद्वत्कृष्णोऽपि चापरः ॥ १६ ॥

yathā rakṣovināśāya rāmo daśarathātmajaḥ |
avatīrṇo dharāpṛṣṭhe tadvatkṛṣṇo'pi cāparaḥ || 16 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.152.16 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 (6.1.152.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Raksha, Rakshas, Vinasha, Rama, Dasharathatmaja, Avatirna, Dhara, Prishthe, Prishtha, Tadvat, Krishna, Api, Capa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.152.16). 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: “yathā rakṣovināśāya rāmo daśarathātmajaḥ
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rakṣo -
  • rakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    rakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vināśāya -
  • vināśa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • rāmo* -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • daśarathātmajaḥ -
  • daśarathātmaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “avatīrṇo dharāpṛṣṭhe tadvatkṛṣṇo'pi cāparaḥ
  • avatīrṇo* -
  • avatīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharā -
  • dharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pṛṣṭhe -
  • pṛṣṭhe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tadvat -
  • tadvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tadvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛṣṇo' -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raḥ -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.152.16

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 6.1.152.16 in Bengali sript:
যথা রক্ষোবিনাশায রামো দশরথাত্মজঃ ।
অবতীর্ণো ধরাপৃষ্ঠে তদ্বত্কৃষ্ণোঽপি চাপরঃ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 6.1.152.16 in Kannada sript:
ಯಥಾ ರಕ್ಷೋವಿನಾಶಾಯ ರಾಮೋ ದಶರಥಾತ್ಮಜಃ ।
ಅವತೀರ್ಣೋ ಧರಾಪೃಷ್ಠೇ ತದ್ವತ್ಕೃಷ್ಣೋಽಪಿ ಚಾಪರಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.152.16 in Gujarati sript:
યથા રક્ષોવિનાશાય રામો દશરથાત્મજઃ ।
અવતીર્ણો ધરાપૃષ્ઠે તદ્વત્કૃષ્ણોઽપિ ચાપરઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 6.1.152.16 in Malayalam sript:
യഥാ രക്ഷോവിനാശായ രാമോ ദശരഥാത്മജഃ ।
അവതീര്ണോ ധരാപൃഷ്ഠേ തദ്വത്കൃഷ്ണോഽപി ചാപരഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

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