Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.42.43 (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 1.2.42.43

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ध्यात्वा मुहुर्तं धर्मज्ञो मातरं प्रणतोऽब्रवीत् ।
मातर्मिथ्याभिभूतासि अज्ञाने ज्ञानवत्यसि ॥ ४३ ॥

dhyātvā muhurtaṃ dharmajño mātaraṃ praṇato'bravīt |
mātarmithyābhibhūtāsi ajñāne jñānavatyasi || 43 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.42.43 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 (1.2.42.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhyatva, Muhur, Dharmajna, Matri, Matara, Pranata, Ajnana, Jnanavat, Jnanavati, Asi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.42.43). 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: “dhyātvā muhurtaṃ dharmajño mātaraṃ praṇato'bravīt ”
dhyātvā* -
dhyātvā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

muhur (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
dharmajño* -
dharmajña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mātaram -
mātara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mātara (noun, neuter)

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

mātṛ (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
praṇato' -
praṇata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
abravīt -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
Line 2: “mātarmithyābhibhūtāsi ajñāne jñānavatyasi ”
Cannot analyse mātarmithyābhibhūtāsi*aj
ajñāne -
ajñāna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ajñāna (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

ajñānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
jñānavatya -
jñānavatī (noun, masculine)

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

jñānavatī (noun, feminine)

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

jñānavatī (noun, neuter)

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

jñānavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jñānavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
asi -
asi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]