Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.17.26 (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 1.1.17.26

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शिरांसि पतितान्येव बहूनिच नभस्तलात् ।
नक्षत्राणीव च यथा महाप्रलयसंकुलम् ॥ २६ ॥

śirāṃsi patitānyeva bahūnica nabhastalāt |
nakṣatrāṇīva ca yathā mahāpralayasaṃkulam || 26 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.17.26 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 (1.1.17.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shiras, Patita, Eva, Bahu, Nabhastala, Nakshatra, Nakshatrani, Iva, Yatha, Mahapralaya, Sankula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.17.26). 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: “śirāṃsi patitānyeva bahūnica nabhastalāt ”
śirāṃsi -
śiras (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
patitānye -
patita (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√pat -> patita (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bahūni -
bahu (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nabhastalāt -
nabhastala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “nakṣatrāṇīva ca yathā mahāpralayasaṃkulam ”
nakṣatrāṇī -
nakṣatrāṇi (noun, masculine)

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

nakṣatrāṇi (noun, feminine)

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

nakṣatrāṇi (noun, neuter)

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

nakṣatra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mahāpralaya -
mahāpralaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṅkulam -
saṅkula (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saṅkula (noun, neuter)

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

saṅkulā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]