Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.4.8.3 (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 1.4.8.3

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कथं वा शक्यते वक्तुं जानानरपि कार्त्स्न्यतः ।
शोणाचलजुषः शंभोर्माहात्म्यं महितोदयम् ॥ ३ ॥

kathaṃ vā śakyate vaktuṃ jānānarapi kārtsnyataḥ |
śoṇācalajuṣaḥ śaṃbhormāhātmyaṃ mahitodayam || 3 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.4.8.3 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 (1.4.8.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Katham, Katha, Shakyata, Janana, Api, Kartsnya, Tas, Shona, Acala, Jush, Jusha, Shambhu, Mahatmya, Mahita, Udaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.4.8.3). 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: “kathaṃ vā śakyate vaktuṃ jānānarapi kārtsnyataḥ ”
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śakyate -
śakyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√śak (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]
vaktum -
√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √vac]

√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √vac]
jānāna -
jānāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jānāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√jñā -> jānāna (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]

√jñā -> jānāna (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
ra -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
kārtsnya -
kārtsnya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “śoṇācalajuṣaḥ śaṃbhormāhātmyaṃ mahitodayam ”
śoṇā -
śoṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śoṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śoṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√śoṇ (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

acala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
juṣaḥ -
juṣ (noun, masculine)

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

juṣ (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

juṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śambhor -
śambhu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

śambhu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
māhātmyam -
māhātmya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mahito -
mahita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√mah -> mahita (participle, masculine)

[compound from √mah]

√mah -> mahita (participle, neuter)

[compound from √mah]

mahitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mah -> mahita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √mah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mah class 10 verb], [vocative single from √mah]

√mah -> mahita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √mah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mah class 10 verb], [vocative single from √mah]

√mah -> mahitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √mah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah]

√mah (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
udayam -
udaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]