Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.3.9.116 (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 1.3.9.116

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अहो भूमेस्तु वैचित्र्यं यतो दृष्टा दिवोऽधिका ।
यत्रैव तैजसं लिंगं देवतानां वरप्रदः ॥ ११६ ॥

aho bhūmestu vaicitryaṃ yato dṛṣṭā divo'dhikā |
yatraiva taijasaṃ liṃgaṃ devatānāṃ varapradaḥ || 116 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.3.9.116 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 (1.3.9.116). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahan, Bhumi, Vaicitrya, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Drishta, Div, Adhika, Yatra, Taijasa, Linga, Devata, Varaprada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.3.9.116). 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: “aho bhūmestu vaicitryaṃ yato dṛṣṭā divo'dhikā ”
aho* -
ahan (noun, neuter)

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

ahar (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

√has (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]
bhūmes -
bhūmi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

bhūmi (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
vaicitryam -
vaicitrya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yato* -
yataḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]

√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
dṛṣṭā* -
dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

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

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
divo' -
div (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
adhikā -
adhikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “yatraiva taijasaṃ liṃgaṃ devatānāṃ varapradaḥ ”
yatrai -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
taijasam -
taijasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

taijasa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
liṅgam -
liṅga (noun, neuter)

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

liṅgā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
devatānām -
devatā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

devata (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

devata (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
varapradaḥ -
varaprada (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]