Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.16.20 (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 1.1.16.20

विमृश्य सर्वे विभजुश्चतुर्द्धा हत्यां सुरास्ते ऋषयो मनीषिणः ।
यक्षाः पिशाचा उरगाः पतंगास्तथा च सर्वे सुरसिद्धचारणाः ॥ २० ॥

vimṛśya sarve vibhajuścaturddhā hatyāṃ surāste ṛṣayo manīṣiṇaḥ |
yakṣāḥ piśācā uragāḥ pataṃgāstathā ca sarve surasiddhacāraṇāḥ || 20 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.16.20 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 (1.1.16.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vimrishya, Sarva, Hati, Hatya, Sura, Tad, Yushmad, Rishi, Manishin, Manishi, Yaksha, Pishaca, Uraga, Patanga, Tatha, Siddha, Carana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.16.20). 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: “vimṛśya sarve vibhajuścaturddhā hatyāṃ surāste ṛṣayo manīṣiṇaḥ
  • vimṛśya -
  • vimṛśya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vimṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vimṛśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse vibhajuścaturddhā*ha
  • hatyām -
  • hati (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    hatyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • surās -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    surā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • ṛṣayo* -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • manīṣiṇaḥ -
  • manīṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manīṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manīṣī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “yakṣāḥ piśācā uragāḥ pataṃgāstathā ca sarve surasiddhacāraṇāḥ
  • yakṣāḥ -
  • yakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • piśācā* -
  • piśāca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    piśācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • uragāḥ -
  • uraga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uragā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pataṅgās -
  • pataṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pataṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sura -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • siddha -
  • siddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    siddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
  • cāraṇāḥ -
  • cāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    cāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.1.16.20

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 1.1.16.20 in Bengali sript:
বিমৃশ্য সর্বে বিভজুশ্চতুর্দ্ধা হত্যাং সুরাস্তে ঋষযো মনীষিণঃ ।
যক্ষাঃ পিশাচা উরগাঃ পতংগাস্তথা চ সর্বে সুরসিদ্ধচারণাঃ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 1.1.16.20 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಮೃಶ್ಯ ಸರ್ವೇ ವಿಭಜುಶ್ಚತುರ್ದ್ಧಾ ಹತ್ಯಾಂ ಸುರಾಸ್ತೇ ಋಷಯೋ ಮನೀಷಿಣಃ ।
ಯಕ್ಷಾಃ ಪಿಶಾಚಾ ಉರಗಾಃ ಪತಂಗಾಸ್ತಥಾ ಚ ಸರ್ವೇ ಸುರಸಿದ್ಧಚಾರಣಾಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.1.16.20 in Gujarati sript:
વિમૃશ્ય સર્વે વિભજુશ્ચતુર્દ્ધા હત્યાં સુરાસ્તે ઋષયો મનીષિણઃ ।
યક્ષાઃ પિશાચા ઉરગાઃ પતંગાસ્તથા ચ સર્વે સુરસિદ્ધચારણાઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 1.1.16.20 in Malayalam sript:
വിമൃശ്യ സര്വേ വിഭജുശ്ചതുര്ദ്ധാ ഹത്യാം സുരാസ്തേ ഋഷയോ മനീഷിണഃ ।
യക്ഷാഃ പിശാചാ ഉരഗാഃ പതംഗാസ്തഥാ ച സര്വേ സുരസിദ്ധചാരണാഃ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

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