Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.1.123.8 (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 7.1.123.8

तं दृष्ट्वा राक्षसे न्द्राय तत्सर्वं विस्तरात्प्रिये ।
प्रहस्तः कथयामास यद्दृष्टं क्षेत्रमध्यतः ॥ ८ ॥

taṃ dṛṣṭvā rākṣase ndrāya tatsarvaṃ vistarātpriye |
prahastaḥ kathayāmāsa yaddṛṣṭaṃ kṣetramadhyataḥ || 8 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.1.123.8 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 (7.1.123.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rakshasa, Tat, Tad, Sarvam, Sarva, Vistarat, Vistara, Pri, Priya, Prahasta, Yat, Yad, Drishta, Kshetramadhya, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.1.123.8). 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: “taṃ dṛṣṭvā rākṣase ndrāya tatsarvaṃ vistarātpriye
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • rākṣase -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse ndrāya*ta
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vistarāt -
  • vistarāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vistara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vistara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • priye -
  • prī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pṛ (verb class 3)
    [present passive first single]
    pṛ (verb class 9)
    [present passive first single]
    pṛ (verb class 5)
    [present passive first single]
    pṛ (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
  • Line 2: “prahastaḥ kathayāmāsa yaddṛṣṭaṃ kṣetramadhyataḥ
  • prahastaḥ -
  • prahasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kathayāmā -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭam -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • kṣetramadhya -
  • kṣetramadhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣetramadhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.1.123.8

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 7.1.123.8 in Bengali sript:
তং দৃষ্ট্বা রাক্ষসে ন্দ্রায তত্সর্বং বিস্তরাত্প্রিযে ।
প্রহস্তঃ কথযামাস যদ্দৃষ্টং ক্ষেত্রমধ্যতঃ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 7.1.123.8 in Kannada sript:
ತಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ರಾಕ್ಷಸೇ ನ್ದ್ರಾಯ ತತ್ಸರ್ವಂ ವಿಸ್ತರಾತ್ಪ್ರಿಯೇ ।
ಪ್ರಹಸ್ತಃ ಕಥಯಾಮಾಸ ಯದ್ದೃಷ್ಟಂ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಮಧ್ಯತಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.1.123.8 in Gujarati sript:
તં દૃષ્ટ્વા રાક્ષસે ન્દ્રાય તત્સર્વં વિસ્તરાત્પ્રિયે ।
પ્રહસ્તઃ કથયામાસ યદ્દૃષ્ટં ક્ષેત્રમધ્યતઃ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 7.1.123.8 in Malayalam sript:
തം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ രാക്ഷസേ ന്ദ്രായ തത്സര്വം വിസ്തരാത്പ്രിയേ ।
പ്രഹസ്തഃ കഥയാമാസ യദ്ദൃഷ്ടം ക്ഷേത്രമധ്യതഃ ॥ ൮ ॥

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