Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.256.5 (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 6.1.256.5

कणपः कालपः कालो धनपो रक्तलोचनः ।
विकटास्यो भद्रकश्च दीर्घजिह्वो विरोचनः ॥ ५ ॥

kaṇapaḥ kālapaḥ kālo dhanapo raktalocanaḥ |
vikaṭāsyo bhadrakaśca dīrghajihvo virocanaḥ || 5 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.256.5 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 (6.1.256.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kanapa, Kala, Dhana, Raktalocana, Vikata, Asi, Bhadraka, Dirghajihva, Virocana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.256.5). 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: “kaṇapaḥ kālapaḥ kālo dhanapo raktalocanaḥ
  • kaṇapaḥ -
  • kaṇapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāla -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paḥ -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kālo* -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhana -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • po* -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • raktalocanaḥ -
  • raktalocana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vikaṭāsyo bhadrakaśca dīrghajihvo virocanaḥ
  • vikaṭā -
  • vikaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vikaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vikaṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asyo* -
  • asī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • bhadrakaś -
  • bhadraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dīrghajihvo* -
  • dīrghajihva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • virocanaḥ -
  • virocana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.256.5

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 6.1.256.5 in Bengali sript:
কণপঃ কালপঃ কালো ধনপো রক্তলোচনঃ ।
বিকটাস্যো ভদ্রকশ্চ দীর্ঘজিহ্বো বিরোচনঃ ॥ 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 6.1.256.5 in Kannada sript:
ಕಣಪಃ ಕಾಲಪಃ ಕಾಲೋ ಧನಪೋ ರಕ್ತಲೋಚನಃ ।
ವಿಕಟಾಸ್ಯೋ ಭದ್ರಕಶ್ಚ ದೀರ್ಘಜಿಹ್ವೋ ವಿರೋಚನಃ ॥ ೫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.256.5 in Gujarati sript:
કણપઃ કાલપઃ કાલો ધનપો રક્તલોચનઃ ।
વિકટાસ્યો ભદ્રકશ્ચ દીર્ઘજિહ્વો વિરોચનઃ ॥ 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 6.1.256.5 in Malayalam sript:
കണപഃ കാലപഃ കാലോ ധനപോ രക്തലോചനഃ ।
വികടാസ്യോ ഭദ്രകശ്ച ദീര്ഘജിഹ്വോ വിരോചനഃ ॥ ൫ ॥

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