[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 1.4.40.117 # Skandapurana 1.4.40.117 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.40.117 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.40.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.117) maṇḍūka iva sarpeṇa gīryate mṛtyunā janaḥ.. bāṃdhavaiḥ saṃparityaktaḥ priyaiśca parivāritaḥ.. 42.117 .. > Like a frog by a serpent, a person is swallowed by death. / Abandoned by kinsmen, yet surrounded by loved ones, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.40.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.116) - [Next: 1.4.40.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.118) - [Up: 1.4.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.40.117) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.40.117) · Pramāṇa