Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.4.17.15 (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 7.4.17.15

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ज्वालामुखोऽथ रक्ताक्षः स्मशाननिलयः क्रथः ।
मांसादो रुधिराहारः कृष्णः कृष्णजटाधरः ॥ १५ ॥

jvālāmukho'tha raktākṣaḥ smaśānanilayaḥ krathaḥ |
māṃsādo rudhirāhāraḥ kṛṣṇaḥ kṛṣṇajaṭādharaḥ || 15 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.4.17.15 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 (7.4.17.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jvalamukha, Atha, Raktaksha, Sma, Shana, Nilaya, Kratha, Mamsad, Mamsada, Rudhira, Ahara, Krishna, Krishnajata, Adhara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.4.17.15). 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: “jvālāmukho'tha raktākṣaḥ smaśānanilayaḥ krathaḥ ”
jvālāmukho' -
jvālāmukha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
raktākṣaḥ -
raktākṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sma -
sma (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sman (noun, masculine)

[compound]
śāna -
śāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nilayaḥ -
nilaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
krathaḥ -
kratha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “māṃsādo rudhirāhāraḥ kṛṣṇaḥ kṛṣṇajaṭādharaḥ ”
māṃsādo* -
māṃsād (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

māṃsād (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

māṃsāda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
rudhirā -
rudhira (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rudhira (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

rudhirā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āhāraḥ -
āhāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṛṣṇaḥ -
kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṛṣṇajaṭā -
kṛṣṇajaṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
adharaḥ -
adhara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√dhṛ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]