Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.18.149 (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 1.1.18.149

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प्रहस्यो वाच भगवान्भार्गवाणां महातपाः ।
बलिनं बालिशं मत्वा शुक्रो बुद्धिमतां वरः ॥ १४९ ॥

prahasyo vāca bhagavānbhārgavāṇāṃ mahātapāḥ |
balinaṃ bāliśaṃ matvā śukro buddhimatāṃ varaḥ || 149 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.18.149 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 (1.1.18.149). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prahasya, Vaca, Bhagavat, Bhargava, Mahatapa, Mahatapas, Balin, Balisha, Matu, Matva, Shukra, Buddhimat, Buddhimata, Vara, Varas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.18.149). 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: “prahasyo vāca bhagavānbhārgavāṇāṃ mahātapāḥ ”
prahasyo* -
prahasya (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
bhagavān -
bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhārgavāṇām -
bhārgava (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

bhārgava (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
mahātapāḥ -
mahātapa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mahātapā (noun, feminine)

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

mahātapas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “balinaṃ bāliśaṃ matvā śukro buddhimatāṃ varaḥ ”
balinam -
balin (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
bāliśam -
bāliśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bāliśa (noun, neuter)

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

bāliśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
matvā -
√man -> matvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √man]

√man -> matvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √man]

matu (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

matvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śukro* -
śukra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
buddhimatām -
buddhimat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

buddhimat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

buddhimatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
varaḥ -
varas (noun, neuter)

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

vara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]