Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.23.160 (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 4.2.23.160

अष्टम्यां च चतुर्दश्यां तीर्थानि सह सागरैः ।
षष्टि कोटि सहस्राणि मत्स्योदर्यां विशंति हि ॥ १६० ॥

aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturdaśyāṃ tīrthāni saha sāgaraiḥ |
ṣaṣṭi koṭi sahasrāṇi matsyodaryāṃ viśaṃti hi || 160 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.23.160 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 (4.2.23.160). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashtami, Caturdashi, Tirtha, Saha, Sagara, Koti, Sahasra, Matsyodari, Vishat, Vishanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.23.160). 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: “aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturdaśyāṃ tīrthāni saha sāgaraiḥ
  • aṣṭamyām -
  • aṣṭamī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caturdaśyām -
  • caturdaśī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tīrthāni -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sāgaraiḥ -
  • sāgara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sāgara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “ṣaṣṭi koṭi sahasrāṇi matsyodaryāṃ viśaṃti hi
  • ṣaṣṭi -
  • ṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • koṭi -
  • koṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    koṭī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • matsyodaryām -
  • matsyodarī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • viśanti -
  • viśantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    viśantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    viśantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    viś -> viśat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 6 verb]
    viś -> viśantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √viś class 6 verb]
    viś (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.23.160

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 4.2.23.160 in Bengali sript:
অষ্টম্যাং চ চতুর্দশ্যাং তীর্থানি সহ সাগরৈঃ ।
ষষ্টি কোটি সহস্রাণি মত্স্যোদর্যাং বিশংতি হি ॥ ১৬০ ॥

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 4.2.23.160 in Kannada sript:
ಅಷ್ಟಮ್ಯಾಂ ಚ ಚತುರ್ದಶ್ಯಾಂ ತೀರ್ಥಾನಿ ಸಹ ಸಾಗರೈಃ ।
ಷಷ್ಟಿ ಕೋಟಿ ಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ಮತ್ಸ್ಯೋದರ್ಯಾಂ ವಿಶಂತಿ ಹಿ ॥ ೧೬೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.2.23.160 in Gujarati sript:
અષ્ટમ્યાં ચ ચતુર્દશ્યાં તીર્થાનિ સહ સાગરૈઃ ।
ષષ્ટિ કોટિ સહસ્રાણિ મત્સ્યોદર્યાં વિશંતિ હિ ॥ ૧૬૦ ॥

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 4.2.23.160 in Malayalam sript:
അഷ്ടമ്യാം ച ചതുര്ദശ്യാം തീര്ഥാനി സഹ സാഗരൈഃ ।
ഷഷ്ടി കോടി സഹസ്രാണി മത്സ്യോദര്യാം വിശംതി ഹി ॥ ൧൬൦ ॥

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