Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.2.17.225 (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 7.2.17.225

सर्प्पाः सर्प्पंति गेहेषु कृष्णा रौद्रा विषोल्बणाः ।
कंका गृध्रा बका भ्रांता भ्रमन्ति नगरोपरि ॥ २२५ ॥

sarppāḥ sarppaṃti geheṣu kṛṣṇā raudrā viṣolbaṇāḥ |
kaṃkā gṛdhrā bakā bhrāṃtā bhramanti nagaropari || 225 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.2.17.225 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 (7.2.17.225). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Geha, Krishna, Raudra, Visholbana, Kanka, Gridhra, Baka, Bhranta, Bhramat, Bhramanti, Nagara, Upari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.2.17.225). 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: “sarppāḥ sarppaṃti geheṣu kṛṣṇā raudrā viṣolbaṇāḥ
  • Cannot analyse sarppāḥ*sa
  • Cannot analyse sarppanti*ge
  • geheṣu -
  • geha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • kṛṣṇā* -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • raudrā* -
  • raudra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    raudrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viṣolbaṇāḥ -
  • viṣolbaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viṣolbaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “kaṃkā gṛdhrā bakā bhrāṃtā bhramanti nagaropari
  • kaṅkā* -
  • kaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kaṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gṛdhrā* -
  • gṛdhra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gṛdhrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bakā* -
  • baka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhrāntā* -
  • bhrānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhrāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhramanti -
  • bhramantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    bhramantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhramantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhramat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhram (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • nagaro -
  • nagara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upari -
  • upari (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    upari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.2.17.225

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 7.2.17.225 in Bengali sript:
সর্প্পাঃ সর্প্পংতি গেহেষু কৃষ্ণা রৌদ্রা বিষোল্বণাঃ ।
কংকা গৃধ্রা বকা ভ্রাংতা ভ্রমন্তি নগরোপরি ॥ ২২৫ ॥

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 7.2.17.225 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ಪ್ಪಾಃ ಸರ್ಪ್ಪಂತಿ ಗೇಹೇಷು ಕೃಷ್ಣಾ ರೌದ್ರಾ ವಿಷೋಲ್ಬಣಾಃ ।
ಕಂಕಾ ಗೃಧ್ರಾ ಬಕಾ ಭ್ರಾಂತಾ ಭ್ರಮನ್ತಿ ನಗರೋಪರಿ ॥ ೨೨೫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.2.17.225 in Gujarati sript:
સર્પ્પાઃ સર્પ્પંતિ ગેહેષુ કૃષ્ણા રૌદ્રા વિષોલ્બણાઃ ।
કંકા ગૃધ્રા બકા ભ્રાંતા ભ્રમન્તિ નગરોપરિ ॥ ૨૨૫ ॥

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 7.2.17.225 in Malayalam sript:
സര്പ്പാഃ സര്പ്പംതി ഗേഹേഷു കൃഷ്ണാ രൌദ്രാ വിഷോല്ബണാഃ ।
കംകാ ഗൃധ്രാ ബകാ ഭ്രാംതാ ഭ്രമന്തി നഗരോപരി ॥ ൨൨൫ ॥

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