Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.55.42 (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 1.2.55.42

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प्रत्याहारं विनिर्दिष्टतस्य संयमनं हि यत् ।
प्रत्याहारस्त्वयं प्रोक्तो धारणालक्षणं शृणु ॥ ४२ ॥

pratyāhāraṃ vinirdiṣṭatasya saṃyamanaṃ hi yat |
pratyāhārastvayaṃ prokto dhāraṇālakṣaṇaṃ śṛṇu || 42 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.55.42 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 (1.2.55.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pratyahara, Vinirdishta, Tad, Samyamana, Yat, Yad, Tva, Aya, Idam, Prokta, Dharana, Alakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.55.42). 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: “pratyāhāraṃ vinirdiṣṭatasya saṃyamanaṃ hi yat ”
pratyāhāram -
pratyāhāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
vinirdiṣṭa -
vinirdiṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vinirdiṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
saṃyamanam -
saṃyamana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saṃyamana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “pratyāhārastvayaṃ prokto dhāraṇālakṣaṇaṃ śṛṇu ”
pratyāhāras -
pratyāhāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tva -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

tva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prokto* -
prokta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dhāraṇā -
dhāraṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhāraṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
alakṣaṇam -
alakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

alakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

alakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śṛṇu -
√śru (verb class 5)

[imperative active second single]