Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.4.5.6 (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 2.4.5.6

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गंधलेपक्षयकरं मृत्तिकाशौचमाचरेत् ।
एका लिंगे करे तिस्र उभयोर्मृद्द्वयं स्मृतम् ॥ ६ ॥

gaṃdhalepakṣayakaraṃ mṛttikāśaucamācaret |
ekā liṃge kare tisra ubhayormṛddvayaṃ smṛtam || 6 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.4.5.6 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:
Read online Buy now! The English translation by G. V. Tagare (2007)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.4.5.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gandha, Lepa, Kshayakara, Mrittika, Ashauca, Eka, Linga, Kari, Kara, Ubha, Mrid, Mridh, Dvayam, Dvaya, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.4.5.6). 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: “gaṃdhalepakṣayakaraṃ mṛttikāśaucamācaret ”
gandha -
gandha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gandha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lepa -
lepa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√lap (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]

√lep (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√lip (verb class 1)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣayakara (noun, neuter)

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

kṣayakarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mṛttikā -
mṛttika (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mṛttika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

mṛttikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aśaucam -
aśauca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ā -
ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
caret -
√car (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “ekā liṃge kare tisra ubhayormṛddvayaṃ smṛtam ”
ekā* -
ekā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
liṅge -
liṅga (noun, neuter)

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

liṅgā (noun, feminine)

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

√liṅg (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
kare -
kari (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

kari (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

kara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kara (noun, neuter)

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

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
tisra -
ubhayor -
ubha (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

ubha (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

ubhā (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
mṛd -
mṛd (noun, feminine)

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

mṛdh (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
dvayam -
dvayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dvaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dvaya (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

smṛta (noun, neuter)

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

smṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]