Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.3.8.21 (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 2.3.8.21

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स्कंद उवाच ।
कथं भगवता तत्र लोकपालाश्च स्थापिताः ।
महत्कौतूहलं तात कथयस्व महामते ॥ २१ ॥

skaṃda uvāca |
kathaṃ bhagavatā tatra lokapālāśca sthāpitāḥ |
mahatkautūhalaṃ tāta kathayasva mahāmate || 21 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.3.8.21 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 (2.3.8.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Skanda, Katham, Katha, Bhagavat, Bhagavata, Tatra, Lokapala, Sthapita, Mahat, Kautuhala, Tata, Mahamata, Mahamati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.3.8.21). 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: “skaṃda uvāca ”
skanda* -
skanda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
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: “kathaṃ bhagavatā tatra lokapālāśca sthāpitāḥ ”
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]
bhagavatā -
bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bhagavat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

bhagavatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
lokapālāś -
lokapāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

lokapālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sthāpitāḥ -
sthāpita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sthāpitā (noun, feminine)

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

√sthā -> sthāpita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sthā], [vocative plural from √sthā]

√sthā -> sthāpitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sthā], [vocative plural from √sthā], [accusative plural from √sthā]
Line 3: “mahatkautūhalaṃ tāta kathayasva mahāmate ”
mahat -
atimahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kautūhalam -
kautūhala (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
kathayasva -
√kath (verb class 10)

[imperative middle second single]
mahāmate -
mahāmata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mahāmata (noun, neuter)

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

mahāmatā (noun, feminine)

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

mahāmati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mahāmati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]