Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.1.167.38 (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 7.1.167.38

भूतैः प्रेतैः पिशाचैश्च यत्स्थानं समधिष्ठितम् ।
एकावि चाष्टबालेयं त्रिगवं पञ्चमाहिषम् ।
षडश्वं सप्तमातंगं तद्गृहे वसतिस्तव ॥ ३८ ॥

bhūtaiḥ pretaiḥ piśācaiśca yatsthānaṃ samadhiṣṭhitam |
ekāvi cāṣṭabāleyaṃ trigavaṃ pañcamāhiṣam |
ṣaḍaśvaṃ saptamātaṃgaṃ tadgṛhe vasatistava || 38 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.1.167.38 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 (7.1.167.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhuta, Preta, Pishaca, Yat, Yad, Sthana, Samadhishthita, Baleya, Gava, Pancama, Ahi, Sha, Shadashva, Tad, Tat, Grih, Griha, Vasati, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.1.167.38). 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: “bhūtaiḥ pretaiḥ piśācaiśca yatsthānaṃ samadhiṣṭhitam
  • bhūtaiḥ -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pretaiḥ -
  • preta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    preta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • piśācaiś -
  • piśāca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yat -
  • 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]
  • sthānam -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samadhiṣṭhitam -
  • samadhiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samadhiṣṭhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samadhiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ekāvi cāṣṭabāleyaṃ trigavaṃ pañcamāhiṣam
  • ekāvi -
  • cāṣ -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāleyam -
  • bāleya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bāleya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bāleyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tri -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • gavam -
  • gava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pañcamā -
  • pañcama (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pañcama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ahi -
  • ahi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ahī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    ahī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ṣam -
  • ṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “ṣaḍaśvaṃ saptamātaṃgaṃ tadgṛhe vasatistava
  • ṣaḍaśvam -
  • ṣaḍaśva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṣaḍaśva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṣaḍaśvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saptamātaṅ -
  • saptamātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gam -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gṛhe -
  • gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gṛh (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vasatis -
  • vasati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vasati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.1.167.38

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 7.1.167.38 in Bengali sript:
ভূতৈঃ প্রেতৈঃ পিশাচৈশ্চ যত্স্থানং সমধিষ্ঠিতম্ ।
একাবি চাষ্টবালেযং ত্রিগবং পঞ্চমাহিষম্ ।
ষডশ্বং সপ্তমাতংগং তদ্গৃহে বসতিস্তব ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 7.1.167.38 in Kannada sript:
ಭೂತೈಃ ಪ್ರೇತೈಃ ಪಿಶಾಚೈಶ್ಚ ಯತ್ಸ್ಥಾನಂ ಸಮಧಿಷ್ಠಿತಮ್ ।
ಏಕಾವಿ ಚಾಷ್ಟಬಾಲೇಯಂ ತ್ರಿಗವಂ ಪಞ್ಚಮಾಹಿಷಮ್ ।
ಷಡಶ್ವಂ ಸಪ್ತಮಾತಂಗಂ ತದ್ಗೃಹೇ ವಸತಿಸ್ತವ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.1.167.38 in Gujarati sript:
ભૂતૈઃ પ્રેતૈઃ પિશાચૈશ્ચ યત્સ્થાનં સમધિષ્ઠિતમ્ ।
એકાવિ ચાષ્ટબાલેયં ત્રિગવં પઞ્ચમાહિષમ્ ।
ષડશ્વં સપ્તમાતંગં તદ્ગૃહે વસતિસ્તવ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 7.1.167.38 in Malayalam sript:
ഭൂതൈഃ പ്രേതൈഃ പിശാചൈശ്ച യത്സ്ഥാനം സമധിഷ്ഠിതമ് ।
ഏകാവി ചാഷ്ടബാലേയം ത്രിഗവം പഞ്ചമാഹിഷമ് ।
ഷഡശ്വം സപ്തമാതംഗം തദ്ഗൃഹേ വസതിസ്തവ ॥ ൩൮ ॥

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