Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.7.18.57 (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 2.7.18.57

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शोधयन्ती दिवारात्रौ पुरीषं मूत्रमेव च ।
नखेन कर्षती भर्त्तुः कृमीन्कष्टाच्छनैःशनैः ॥ ५७ ॥

śodhayantī divārātrau purīṣaṃ mūtrameva ca |
nakhena karṣatī bharttuḥ kṛmīnkaṣṭācchanaiḥśanaiḥ || 57 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.7.18.57 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 (2.7.18.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shodhayat, Shodhayanti, Diva, Div, Divan, Ratrau, Ratra, Purisha, Mutra, Eva, Nakha, Karshat, Bharttri, Krimi, Kashta, Shanaih, Shana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.7.18.57). 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: “śodhayantī divārātrau purīṣaṃ mūtrameva ca ”
śodhayantī -
√śudh -> śodhayantī (participle, feminine)

[compound from √śudh]

√śudh -> śodhayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √śudh], [vocative dual from √śudh], [accusative dual from √śudh]

√śudh -> śodhayantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śudh]
divā -
divā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

div (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

divan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

divā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
rātrau -
rātrau (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

rātra (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
purīṣam -
purīṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mūtram -
mūtra (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “nakhena karṣatī bharttuḥ kṛmīnkaṣṭācchanaiḥśanaiḥ ”
nakhena -
nakha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

nakha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
karṣatī -
√kṛṣ -> karṣat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛṣ class 1 verb]
bharttuḥ -
bharttṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

bharttṛ (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
kṛmīn -
kṛmi (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
kaṣṭācch -
kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √kaś class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
śanaiḥ -
śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
śanaiḥ -
śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]