Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.1.1.7 (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 2.1.1.7

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श्रीसूत उवाच ।
एतमेव पुरा प्रश्नमपृच्छं जाह्नवीतटे ।
व्यासं मुनिवरश्रेष्ठं सोऽब्रवीन्मे गुरूत्तमः ॥ ७ ॥

śrīsūta uvāca |
etameva purā praśnamapṛcchaṃ jāhnavītaṭe |
vyāsaṃ munivaraśreṣṭhaṃ so'bravīnme gurūttamaḥ || 7 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.1.1.7 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 (2.1.1.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Suta, Eta, Esha, Eva, Pura, Pur, Prashna, Jahnavi, Tata, Vyasa, Munivara, Shreshtha, Sah, Asmad, Guru, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.1.1.7). 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: “śrīsūta uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
sūta* -
sūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “etameva purā praśnamapṛcchaṃ jāhnavītaṭe ”
etam -
eta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eta (noun, neuter)

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

etā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
purā -
purā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
praśnam -
praśna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
apṛccham -
√praś (verb class 6)

[imperfect active first single]
jāhnavī -
jāhnavī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

jāhnavi (noun, masculine)

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

jāhnavi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
taṭe -
taṭa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√taṭ (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
Line 3: “vyāsaṃ munivaraśreṣṭhaṃ so'bravīnme gurūttamaḥ ”
vyāsam -
vyāsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vyāsa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
śreṣṭham -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)

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

śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
so' -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

so (noun, feminine)

[compound]

sa (noun, masculine)

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

[imperfect active third single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
gurū -
guru (noun, masculine)

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

guru (noun, neuter)

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

gurū (noun, masculine)

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

gurū (noun, feminine)

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

gurū (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
uttamaḥ -
uttama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]