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Chapter 3.214 - Verse 16

Sanskrit Text

तत्स्कन्नं तेजसा तत्र संभृतं जनयत्सुतम् ऋषिभिः पूजितं स्कन्नमनयत्स्कन्दतां ततः

English Translation

Thrown there, it produced a greatly powerful male child. As it was considered by the Rishis as cast off, that child came to be called Skanda. The child had six heads, twelve ears, twelve eyes and twelve arms.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

तत् | स्कन्नं | तेजसा | तत्र | संभृतं | जनयत् | सुतम्
ऋषिभिः | पूजितं | स्कन्नम् | अनयत् | स्कन्द + ता | ततः