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Chapter 3.219 - Verse 30

Sanskrit Text

कुमाराश्च कुमार्यश्च ये प्रोक्ताः स्कन्दसंभवाः तेऽपि गर्भभुजः सर्वे कौरव्य सुमहाग्रहाः

English Translation

O descendant of Kuru, Diti, the mother of the Daityas, is also called Mukhamandika. That fearful spirit is very fond of little children's flesh. Those male and female children, who are said to have been begotten by Skanda, are also evil spirits; and they all destroy the fetus in the womb.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

कुमाराश् | च | कुमार्यश् | च | ये | प्रोक्ताः | स्कन्द + सम्भव
ते | ऽपि | गर्भ + भुज् | सर्वे | कौरव्य | सु + महत् + ग्रह