Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.39.54 (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 1.2.39.54

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मानुषेण च वर्षेण दैविको दिवसः स्मृतः ।
अहस्तत्रो दगयनं रात्रिः स्याद्दक्षिणायनम् ॥ ५४ ॥

mānuṣeṇa ca varṣeṇa daiviko divasaḥ smṛtaḥ |
ahastatro dagayanaṃ rātriḥ syāddakṣiṇāyanam || 54 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.39.54 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 (1.2.39.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Manusha, Varsha, Daivika, Divasa, Smrita, Ahasta, Tra, Rat, Syat, Sya, Dakshinayana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.39.54). 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: “mānuṣeṇa ca varṣeṇa daiviko divasaḥ smṛtaḥ ”
mānuṣeṇa -
mānuṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mānuṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
varṣeṇa -
varṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

varṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
daiviko* -
daivika (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
divasaḥ -
divasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
smṛtaḥ -
smṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
Line 2: “ahastatro dagayanaṃ rātriḥ syāddakṣiṇāyanam ”
ahasta -
ahasta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ahasta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√has (verb class 1)

[aorist active second plural]
tro* -
tra (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

da (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gayanam -
gayanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
rāt -
ra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√rā -> rāt (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √rā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √rā class 2 verb]
ri -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

rī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

rai (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
iḥ -
i (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
syād -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
dakṣiṇāyanam -
dakṣiṇāyana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dakṣiṇāyana (noun, neuter)

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

dakṣiṇāyanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]