Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.258.23 (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 6.1.258.23

ज्ञात्वा विप्रा महेशानं पीडिता हृदयेऽभवन् ।
शुशुचुर्भृशदुःखार्ता दैवं हि बलवत्तरम् ॥ २३ ॥

jñātvā viprā maheśānaṃ pīḍitā hṛdaye'bhavan |
śuśucurbhṛśaduḥkhārtā daivaṃ hi balavattaram || 23 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.258.23 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 (6.1.258.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vipra, Maheshana, Pidita, Hridaya, Bhrisha, Duhkharta, Daiva, Balavattara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.258.23). 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: “jñātvā viprā maheśānaṃ pīḍitā hṛdaye'bhavan
  • jñātvā -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • viprā* -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viprā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • maheśānam -
  • maheśāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pīḍitā* -
  • pīḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pīḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pīḍ -> pīḍita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
    pīḍ -> pīḍitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
  • hṛdaye' -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    hṛdayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • abhavan -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • Line 2: “śuśucurbhṛśaduḥkhārtā daivaṃ hi balavattaram
  • śuśucur -
  • śuc (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    śuc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
    śuc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • bhṛśa -
  • bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhṛś (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • duḥkhārtā* -
  • duḥkhārta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    duḥkhārtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • daivam -
  • daiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • balavattaram -
  • balavattara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    balavattara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balavattarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.258.23

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 6.1.258.23 in Bengali sript:
জ্ঞাত্বা বিপ্রা মহেশানং পীডিতা হৃদযেঽভবন্ ।
শুশুচুর্ভৃশদুঃখার্তা দৈবং হি বলবত্তরম্ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 6.1.258.23 in Kannada sript:
ಜ್ಞಾತ್ವಾ ವಿಪ್ರಾ ಮಹೇಶಾನಂ ಪೀಡಿತಾ ಹೃದಯೇಽಭವನ್ ।
ಶುಶುಚುರ್ಭೃಶದುಃಖಾರ್ತಾ ದೈವಂ ಹಿ ಬಲವತ್ತರಮ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.258.23 in Gujarati sript:
જ્ઞાત્વા વિપ્રા મહેશાનં પીડિતા હૃદયેઽભવન્ ।
શુશુચુર્ભૃશદુઃખાર્તા દૈવં હિ બલવત્તરમ્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 6.1.258.23 in Malayalam sript:
ജ്ഞാത്വാ വിപ്രാ മഹേശാനം പീഡിതാ ഹൃദയേഽഭവന് ।
ശുശുചുര്ഭൃശദുഃഖാര്താ ദൈവം ഹി ബലവത്തരമ് ॥ ൨൩ ॥

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