Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.5.5.28 (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 2.5.5.28

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सांबुं शंखं करे धृत्वा मंत्रैरेतैस्तु वैष्णवः ।
यः स्नापयेन्मार्गशीर्षे तुष्टस्तस्य भवाम्यहम् ॥ २८ ॥

sāṃbuṃ śaṃkhaṃ kare dhṛtvā maṃtrairetaistu vaiṣṇavaḥ |
yaḥ snāpayenmārgaśīrṣe tuṣṭastasya bhavāmyaham || 28 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.5.5.28 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 (2.5.5.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ambu, Shankha, Kari, Kara, Dhritva, Dhritvan, Mantra, Eta, Etad, Esha, Vaishnava, Yah, Sna, Margashirsha, Tushta, Tad, Aha, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.5.5.28). 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: “sāṃbuṃ śaṃkhaṃ kare dhṛtvā maṃtrairetaistu vaiṣṇavaḥ ”
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ambum -
ambu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

ambu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śaṅkham -
śaṅkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śaṅkha (noun, neuter)

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

śaṅkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
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]
dhṛtvā -
dhṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√dhṛ -> dhṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhṛ]

dhṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mantrair -
mantra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
etais -
eta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

eta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

etad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
vaiṣṇavaḥ -
vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “yaḥ snāpayenmārgaśīrṣe tuṣṭastasya bhavāmyaham ”
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
snā -
snā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āpayen -
√āp (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]

√i (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]
mārgaśīrṣe -
mārgaśīrṣa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mārgaśīrṣa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
tuṣṭas -
tuṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tuṣ -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tuṣ class 4 verb]

√tus -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tus class 1 verb]

√tuś -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tuś class 1 verb]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
bhavāmya -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active first single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]