Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.20.40 (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 5.3.20.40

जटी कमण्डलुधरो दण्डी मेखलया वृतः ।
भस्मोन्मृदितसर्वाङ्गो महातेजास्त्रिलोचनः ॥ ४० ॥

jaṭī kamaṇḍaludharo daṇḍī mekhalayā vṛtaḥ |
bhasmonmṛditasarvāṅgo mahātejāstrilocanaḥ || 40 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.20.40 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 (5.3.20.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jati, Jatin, Kamandaludhara, Dandi, Dandin, Mekhala, Vrit, Vrita, Bhasman, Mridita, Sarvanga, Mahateja, Mahatejas, Trilocana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.20.40). 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: “jaṭī kamaṇḍaludharo daṇḍī mekhalayā vṛtaḥ
  • jaṭī -
  • jaṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jaṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jaṭin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kamaṇḍaludharo* -
  • kamaṇḍaludhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daṇḍī -
  • daṇḍī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daṇḍī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    daṇḍi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    daṇḍin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mekhalayā -
  • mekhalā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vṛtaḥ -
  • vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
  • Line 2: “bhasmonmṛditasarvāṅgo mahātejāstrilocanaḥ
  • bhasmo -
  • bhasman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhasman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ūn -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • mṛdita -
  • mṛdita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mṛdita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvāṅgo* -
  • sarvāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahātejās -
  • mahāteja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahātejā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahātejas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • trilocanaḥ -
  • trilocana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.20.40

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 5.3.20.40 in Bengali sript:
জটী কমণ্ডলুধরো দণ্ডী মেখলযা বৃতঃ ।
ভস্মোন্মৃদিতসর্বাঙ্গো মহাতেজাস্ত্রিলোচনঃ ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 5.3.20.40 in Kannada sript:
ಜಟೀ ಕಮಣ್ಡಲುಧರೋ ದಣ್ಡೀ ಮೇಖಲಯಾ ವೃತಃ ।
ಭಸ್ಮೋನ್ಮೃದಿತಸರ್ವಾಙ್ಗೋ ಮಹಾತೇಜಾಸ್ತ್ರಿಲೋಚನಃ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.20.40 in Gujarati sript:
જટી કમણ્ડલુધરો દણ્ડી મેખલયા વૃતઃ ।
ભસ્મોન્મૃદિતસર્વાઙ્ગો મહાતેજાસ્ત્રિલોચનઃ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 5.3.20.40 in Malayalam sript:
ജടീ കമണ്ഡലുധരോ ദണ്ഡീ മേഖലയാ വൃതഃ ।
ഭസ്മോന്മൃദിതസര്വാങ്ഗോ മഹാതേജാസ്ത്രിലോചനഃ ॥ ൪൦ ॥

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