Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.4.23.182 (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 7.4.23.182

तुलसीकाष्ठमालां तु प्रेतराजस्य दूतकाः ।
दृष्ट्वा दूरेण नश्यंति वातोद्धूता यथाऽलयः ॥ १८२ ॥

tulasīkāṣṭhamālāṃ tu pretarājasya dūtakāḥ |
dṛṣṭvā dūreṇa naśyaṃti vātoddhūtā yathā'layaḥ || 182 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.4.23.182 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 (7.4.23.182). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tulasi, Kashtham, Kashtha, Ala, Pretaraja, Dutaka, Durena, Dura, Nashyanti, Nashyat, Vatri, Vata, Vat, Uddhuta, Alaya, Ali,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.4.23.182). 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: “tulasīkāṣṭhamālāṃ tu pretarājasya dūtakāḥ
  • tulasī -
  • tulasī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • kāṣṭham -
  • kāṣṭham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ālā -
  • āla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    al (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pretarājasya -
  • pretarāja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • dūtakāḥ -
  • dūtaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “dṛṣṭvā dūreṇa naśyaṃti vātoddhūtā yathā'layaḥ
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • dūreṇa -
  • dūreṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dūra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dūra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • naśyanti -
  • naśyantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    naśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naśyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • vāto -
  • vāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> vāta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √ class 1 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]
    vai (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • uddhūtā* -
  • uddhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uddhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yathā' -
  • alayaḥ -
  • alaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    lay (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.4.23.182

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 7.4.23.182 in Bengali sript:
তুলসীকাষ্ঠমালাং তু প্রেতরাজস্য দূতকাঃ ।
দৃষ্ট্বা দূরেণ নশ্যংতি বাতোদ্ধূতা যথাঽলযঃ ॥ ১৮২ ॥

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 7.4.23.182 in Kannada sript:
ತುಲಸೀಕಾಷ್ಠಮಾಲಾಂ ತು ಪ್ರೇತರಾಜಸ್ಯ ದೂತಕಾಃ ।
ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ದೂರೇಣ ನಶ್ಯಂತಿ ವಾತೋದ್ಧೂತಾ ಯಥಾಽಲಯಃ ॥ ೧೮೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.4.23.182 in Gujarati sript:
તુલસીકાષ્ઠમાલાં તુ પ્રેતરાજસ્ય દૂતકાઃ ।
દૃષ્ટ્વા દૂરેણ નશ્યંતિ વાતોદ્ધૂતા યથાઽલયઃ ॥ ૧૮૨ ॥

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 7.4.23.182 in Malayalam sript:
തുലസീകാഷ്ഠമാലാം തു പ്രേതരാജസ്യ ദൂതകാഃ ।
ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ദൂരേണ നശ്യംതി വാതോദ്ധൂതാ യഥാഽലയഃ ॥ ൧൮൨ ॥

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