Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.1.353.18 (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 7.1.353.18

पुरुषं नीलमेघाभं पुडरीकनिभे क्षणम् ।
तं दृष्ट्वा भयभीतस्तु वेपमानः कृतांजलिः ।
अब्रवीन्न मया ज्ञातस्त्वं विभो दिव्यरूपधृक् ॥ १८ ॥

puruṣaṃ nīlameghābhaṃ puḍarīkanibhe kṣaṇam |
taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhayabhītastu vepamānaḥ kṛtāṃjaliḥ |
abravīnna mayā jñātastvaṃ vibho divyarūpadhṛk || 18 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.1.353.18 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 (7.1.353.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purusha, Nilamegha, Abha, Kani, Bha, Kshanam, Kshana, Bhayabhita, Vepamana, Kritanjali, Maya, Jnatri, Jnata, Tva, Yushmad, Vibha, Divya, Rupadhrik,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.1.353.18). 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: “puruṣaṃ nīlameghābhaṃ puḍarīkanibhe kṣaṇam
  • puruṣam -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nīlameghā -
  • nīlamegha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nīlamegha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ābham -
  • ābhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ābha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ābha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • puḍa -
  • puḍ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • kani -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • bhe -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • kṣaṇam -
  • kṣaṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhayabhītastu vepamānaḥ kṛtāṃjaliḥ
  • 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]
  • bhayabhītas -
  • bhayabhīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vepamānaḥ -
  • vip -> vepamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vip class 1 verb]
  • kṛtāñjaliḥ -
  • kṛtāñjali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛtāñjali (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “abravīnna mayā jñātastvaṃ vibho divyarūpadhṛk
  • abravīn -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jñātas -
  • jñātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    jñāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jñā -> jñāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • vibho* -
  • vibhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • divya -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    div -> divya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √div]
  • rūpadhṛk -
  • rūpadhṛk (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    rūpadhṛk (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.1.353.18

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 7.1.353.18 in Bengali sript:
পুরুষং নীলমেঘাভং পুডরীকনিভে ক্ষণম্ ।
তং দৃষ্ট্বা ভযভীতস্তু বেপমানঃ কৃতাংজলিঃ ।
অব্রবীন্ন মযা জ্ঞাতস্ত্বং বিভো দিব্যরূপধৃক্ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 7.1.353.18 in Kannada sript:
ಪುರುಷಂ ನೀಲಮೇಘಾಭಂ ಪುಡರೀಕನಿಭೇ ಕ್ಷಣಮ್ ।
ತಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಭಯಭೀತಸ್ತು ವೇಪಮಾನಃ ಕೃತಾಂಜಲಿಃ ।
ಅಬ್ರವೀನ್ನ ಮಯಾ ಜ್ಞಾತಸ್ತ್ವಂ ವಿಭೋ ದಿವ್ಯರೂಪಧೃಕ್ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.1.353.18 in Gujarati sript:
પુરુષં નીલમેઘાભં પુડરીકનિભે ક્ષણમ્ ।
તં દૃષ્ટ્વા ભયભીતસ્તુ વેપમાનઃ કૃતાંજલિઃ ।
અબ્રવીન્ન મયા જ્ઞાતસ્ત્વં વિભો દિવ્યરૂપધૃક્ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 7.1.353.18 in Malayalam sript:
പുരുഷം നീലമേഘാഭം പുഡരീകനിഭേ ക്ഷണമ് ।
തം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ഭയഭീതസ്തു വേപമാനഃ കൃതാംജലിഃ ।
അബ്രവീന്ന മയാ ജ്ഞാതസ്ത്വം വിഭോ ദിവ്യരൂപധൃക് ॥ ൧൮ ॥

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