Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.250.17 (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 6.1.250.17

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कण्टकेषु च सर्वेषु कोटयो नवसंख्यया ।
शक्तयः प्राणिरक्षार्थं संस्थिता गिरिजाऽज्ञया ॥ १७ ॥

kaṇṭakeṣu ca sarveṣu koṭayo navasaṃkhyayā |
śaktayaḥ prāṇirakṣārthaṃ saṃsthitā girijā'jñayā || 17 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.250.17 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 (6.1.250.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kantaka, Sarva, Koti, Nava, Navan, Sankhya, Shakti, Pra, Pran, Pranin, Rakshartha, Samsthita, Ajna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.250.17). 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: “kaṇṭakeṣu ca sarveṣu koṭayo navasaṃkhyayā ”
kaṇṭakeṣu -
kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sarveṣu -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
koṭayo* -
koṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
nava -
nava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

navan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

navan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

√nu (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
saṅkhyayā -
saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “śaktayaḥ prāṇirakṣārthaṃ saṃsthitā girijā'jñayā ”
śaktayaḥ -
śakti (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śakti (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
prāṇi -
prāṇin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

prāṇin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

prāṇ (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

prāṇ (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [locative single]

√prā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first single]
rakṣārtham -
rakṣārtha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rakṣārtha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
saṃsthitā* -
saṃsthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

saṃsthitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
girijā' -
ajñayā -
ajñā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]