Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.8.25 (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 1.2.8.25

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वसिष्ठकुलसंभूतः पुराहमभवं द्विजः ।
घंट इत्यभिविख्यातो वाराणस्यां शिवेरतः ॥ २५ ॥

vasiṣṭhakulasaṃbhūtaḥ purāhamabhavaṃ dvijaḥ |
ghaṃṭa ityabhivikhyāto vārāṇasyāṃ śiverataḥ || 25 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.8.25 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 (1.2.8.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vasishtha, Kulasambhuta, Pura, Pur, Hama, Bhava, Dvija, Ghanta, Iti, Itya, Abhivikhyata, Varanasi, Shivi, Rata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.8.25). 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: “vasiṣṭhakulasaṃbhūtaḥ purāhamabhavaṃ dvijaḥ ”
vasiṣṭha -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vasiṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kulasambhūtaḥ -
kulasambhūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
purā -
purā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
bhavam -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhava (noun, neuter)

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

bhavā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dvijaḥ -
dvija (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ghaṃṭa ityabhivikhyāto vārāṇasyāṃ śiverataḥ ”
ghaṇṭa* -
ghaṇṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
itya -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

itya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> itya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
abhivikhyāto* -
abhivikhyāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vārāṇasyām -
vārāṇasī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
śiver -
śivi (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

śivi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
rataḥ -
rata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ram class 1 verb]