Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.5.18 (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 1.1.5.18

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ओंकारस्त्वं वषट्कारः सर्वारंभप्रवर्तकः ।
यज्ञोसि यज्ञकर्मासि यज्ञानां च प्रवर्तकः ॥ १८ ॥

oṃkārastvaṃ vaṣaṭkāraḥ sarvāraṃbhapravartakaḥ |
yajñosi yajñakarmāsi yajñānāṃ ca pravartakaḥ || 18 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.5.18 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 (1.1.5.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Onkara, Tva, Yushmad, Vashatkara, Sarvarambha, Pravartaka, Yajnakarman, Yajnakarma, Asi, Yajna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.5.18). 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: “oṃkārastvaṃ vaṣaṭkāraḥ sarvāraṃbhapravartakaḥ ”
oṅkāras -
oṅkāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
vaṣaṭkāraḥ -
vaṣaṭkāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sarvārambha -
sarvārambha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pravartakaḥ -
pravartaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “yajñosi yajñakarmāsi yajñānāṃ ca pravartakaḥ ”
yajño -
si -
si (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
yajñakarmā -
yajñakarman (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

yajñakarman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

yajñakarma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yajñakarma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
asi -
asi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
yajñānām -
yajña (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pravartakaḥ -
pravartaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]