Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.4.9.16 (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 1.4.9.16

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सोमकप्रमुखान्दैत्यान्हंतुमात्मेच्छया मम ।
धृतमत्स्यादिरूपस्य को वान्यः सृष्टिकारणम् ॥ १६ ॥

somakapramukhāndaityānhaṃtumātmecchayā mama |
dhṛtamatsyādirūpasya ko vānyaḥ sṛṣṭikāraṇam || 16 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.4.9.16 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 (1.4.9.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Somaka, Pramukha, Daitya, Hantu, Atmeccha, Asmad, Dhritam, Dhrit, Dhrita, Adirupa, Kah, Vani, Vanya, Karana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.4.9.16). 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: “somakapramukhāndaityānhaṃtumātmecchayā mama ”
somaka -
somaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pramukhān -
pramukha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
daityān -
daitya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
hantum -
√han -> hantum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √han]

√han -> hantum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √han]

hantu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ātmecchayā -
ātmecchā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
Line 2: “dhṛtamatsyādirūpasya ko vānyaḥ sṛṣṭikāraṇam ”
dhṛtam -
dhṛtam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dhṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhṛta (noun, neuter)

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

dhṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dhṛt (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
atsyā -
√ad (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
ādirūpasya -
ādirūpa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
ko* -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vānyaḥ -
vānī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vānya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√van -> vānya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √van class 1 verb], [nominative single from √van class 8 verb]
sṛṣṭi -
sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
kāraṇam -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]