Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

876,996 words | ISBN-10: 8170800978 | ISBN-13: 9788170800972

The Skanda-purana verse 7.2.18.216 (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 7.2.18.216

प्रविष्टौ प्रथमं दैत्यौ दैत्याय विनिवेदितः ।
द्रष्टुं समागतो देव ब्राह्मणो वामनोऽध्वरे ॥ २१६ ॥

praviṣṭau prathamaṃ daityau daityāya viniveditaḥ |
draṣṭuṃ samāgato deva brāhmaṇo vāmano'dhvare || 216 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.2.18.216 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

Read online Buy now! The English translation by G. V. Tagare (2007)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.2.18.216). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pravishta, Prathamam, Prathama, Daitya, Vinivedita, Samagata, Deva, Brahmana, Vamana, Adhvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.2.18.216). 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: “praviṣṭau prathamaṃ daityau daityāya viniveditaḥ
  • praviṣṭau -
  • praviṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prathamam -
  • prathamam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prathamam (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    prathamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prathama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prathama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prathamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • daityau -
  • daitya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • daityāya -
  • daitya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    daitya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • viniveditaḥ -
  • vinivedita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “draṣṭuṃ samāgato deva brāhmaṇo vāmano'dhvare
  • draṣṭum -
  • dṛś -> draṣṭum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √dṛś]
  • samāgato* -
  • samāgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • brāhmaṇo* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāmano' -
  • vāmana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhvare -
  • adhvara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adhvara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    adhvarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.2.18.216

Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

Buy now!
Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

Buy now!

Preview of verse 7.2.18.216 in Bengali sript:
প্রবিষ্টৌ প্রথমং দৈত্যৌ দৈত্যায বিনিবেদিতঃ ।
দ্রষ্টুং সমাগতো দেব ব্রাহ্মণো বামনোঽধ্বরে ॥ ২১৬ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

Buy now!

Preview of verse 7.2.18.216 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರವಿಷ್ಟೌ ಪ್ರಥಮಂ ದೈತ್ಯೌ ದೈತ್ಯಾಯ ವಿನಿವೇದಿತಃ ।
ದ್ರಷ್ಟುಂ ಸಮಾಗತೋ ದೇವ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೋ ವಾಮನೋಽಧ್ವರೇ ॥ ೨೧೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

Buy now!

Preview of verse 7.2.18.216 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રવિષ્ટૌ પ્રથમં દૈત્યૌ દૈત્યાય વિનિવેદિતઃ ।
દ્રષ્ટું સમાગતો દેવ બ્રાહ્મણો વામનોઽધ્વરે ॥ ૨૧૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

Buy now!

Preview of verse 7.2.18.216 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രവിഷ്ടൌ പ്രഥമം ദൈത്യൌ ദൈത്യായ വിനിവേദിതഃ ।
ദ്രഷ്ടും സമാഗതോ ദേവ ബ്രാഹ്മണോ വാമനോഽധ്വരേ ॥ ൨൧൬ ॥

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: