Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.8.88 (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 1.1.8.88

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एतल्लिंगं त्वया विष्णो धृतं वै पिण्डिरूपिणा ।
महाविष्णुस्वरूपेण घातितौ मधुकैटभौ ॥ ८८ ॥

etalliṃgaṃ tvayā viṣṇo dhṛtaṃ vai piṇḍirūpiṇā |
mahāviṣṇusvarūpeṇa ghātitau madhukaiṭabhau || 88 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.8.88 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:
Read online Buy now! The English translation by G. V. Tagare (2007)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.1.8.88). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etad, Linga, Tva, Yushmad, Vishnu, Dhritam, Dhrit, Dhrita, Pindi, Pindin, Rupin, Svarupa, Ghatita, Madhukaitabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.8.88). 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: “etalliṃgaṃ tvayā viṣṇo dhṛtaṃ vai piṇḍirūpiṇā ”
etal -
etad (noun, masculine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
liṅgam -
liṅga (noun, neuter)

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

liṅgā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tvayā -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
viṣṇo -
viṣṇu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

viṣṇu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
dhṛtam -
dhṛtam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dhṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhṛta (noun, neuter)

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

dhṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dhṛt (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
piṇḍi -
piṇḍi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

piṇḍī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

piṇḍin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

piṇḍin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
rūpiṇā -
rūpin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rūpin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “mahāviṣṇusvarūpeṇa ghātitau madhukaiṭabhau ”
mahāviṣṇu -
mahāviṣṇu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
svarūpeṇa -
svarūpa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

svarūpa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
ghātitau -
√han -> ghātita (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √han], [vocative dual from √han], [accusative dual from √han]

ghātita (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
madhukaiṭabhau -
madhukaiṭabha (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]