Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.4.5.16 (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 2.4.5.16

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दंतान्विशोध्य विधिवन्मुखं संमार्ज्य वारिणा ।
ललाटे चोर्ध्वपुंड्रं तु धृत्वा चाचम्य वारिणा ॥ १६ ॥

daṃtānviśodhya vidhivanmukhaṃ saṃmārjya vāriṇā |
lalāṭe cordhvapuṃḍraṃ tu dhṛtvā cācamya vāriṇā || 16 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.4.5.16 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 (2.4.5.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Danta, Vishodhya, Vidhivat, Mukha, Marjya, Vari, Lalate, Lalata, Urdhvapundra, Dhritva, Dhritvan, Acamya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.4.5.16). 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: “daṃtānviśodhya vidhivanmukhaṃ saṃmārjya vāriṇā ”
dantān -
danta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
viśodhya -
viśodhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viśodhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidhivan -
vidhivat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mukham -
mukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mukha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
saṃ -
sa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mārjya -
√mṛj -> mārjya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √mṛj]

√mṛj -> mārjya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √mṛj]

√mārj -> mārjya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √mārj]

√mṛj -> mārjya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √mṛj]

√mṛj -> mārjya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √mṛj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛj class 2 verb], [vocative single from √mṛj class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mṛj]

√mṛj -> mārjya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √mṛj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛj class 2 verb], [vocative single from √mṛj class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mṛj]

√mārj -> mārjya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √mārj class 10 verb]

√mārj -> mārjya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √mārj class 10 verb]
vāriṇā -
vāri (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “lalāṭe cordhvapuṃḍraṃ tu dhṛtvā cācamya vāriṇā ”
lalāṭe -
lalāṭe (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

lalāṭa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
co -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ūrdhvapuṇḍram -
ūrdhvapuṇḍra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
dhṛtvā -
dhṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√dhṛ -> dhṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhṛ]

dhṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ācamya -
ācamya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vāriṇā -
vāri (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]