Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.3.51.6 (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 7.3.51.6

चंद्र उवाच ।
प्रतिज्ञातं सुरश्रेष्ठ राहुणा ग्रहणं मम ।
बलवानेष दुर्धर्षः प्रकृत्या सिंहिकासुतः ॥ ६ ॥

caṃdra uvāca |
pratijñātaṃ suraśreṣṭha rāhuṇā grahaṇaṃ mama |
balavāneṣa durdharṣaḥ prakṛtyā siṃhikāsutaḥ || 6 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.3.51.6 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 (7.3.51.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Candra, Pratijnata, Surashreshtha, Rahu, Grahana, Asmad, Balavat, Esha, Durdharsha, Prakritya, Prakriti, Simhikasuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.3.51.6). 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: “caṃdra uvāca
  • candra* -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “pratijñātaṃ suraśreṣṭha rāhuṇā grahaṇaṃ mama
  • pratijñātam -
  • pratijñāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratijñāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratijñātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • suraśreṣṭha -
  • suraśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāhuṇā -
  • rāhu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • grahaṇam -
  • grahaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    grahaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    grahaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • Line 3: “balavāneṣa durdharṣaḥ prakṛtyā siṃhikāsutaḥ
  • balavān -
  • balavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • durdharṣaḥ -
  • durdharṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prakṛtyā -
  • prakṛtyā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • siṃhikāsutaḥ -
  • siṃhikāsuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.3.51.6

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 7.3.51.6 in Bengali sript:
চংদ্র উবাচ ।
প্রতিজ্ঞাতং সুরশ্রেষ্ঠ রাহুণা গ্রহণং মম ।
বলবানেষ দুর্ধর্ষঃ প্রকৃত্যা সিংহিকাসুতঃ ॥ ৬ ॥

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 7.3.51.6 in Kannada sript:
ಚಂದ್ರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞಾತಂ ಸುರಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ರಾಹುಣಾ ಗ್ರಹಣಂ ಮಮ ।
ಬಲವಾನೇಷ ದುರ್ಧರ್ಷಃ ಪ್ರಕೃತ್ಯಾ ಸಿಂಹಿಕಾಸುತಃ ॥ ೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.3.51.6 in Gujarati sript:
ચંદ્ર ઉવાચ ।
પ્રતિજ્ઞાતં સુરશ્રેષ્ઠ રાહુણા ગ્રહણં મમ ।
બલવાનેષ દુર્ધર્ષઃ પ્રકૃત્યા સિંહિકાસુતઃ ॥ ૬ ॥

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 7.3.51.6 in Malayalam sript:
ചംദ്ര ഉവാച ।
പ്രതിജ്ഞാതം സുരശ്രേഷ്ഠ രാഹുണാ ഗ്രഹണം മമ ।
ബലവാനേഷ ദുര്ധര്ഷഃ പ്രകൃത്യാ സിംഹികാസുതഃ ॥ ൬ ॥

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