Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.7.20.1 (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 2.7.20.1

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व्याध उवाच ।
किं जीवा विभुना सृष्टाः कोटिशोऽथ सहस्रशः ।
दृश्यंते भिन्नकर्माणो नानामार्गाः सनातनाः ॥ १ ॥

vyādha uvāca |
kiṃ jīvā vibhunā sṛṣṭāḥ koṭiśo'tha sahasraśaḥ |
dṛśyaṃte bhinnakarmāṇo nānāmārgāḥ sanātanāḥ || 1 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.7.20.1 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 (2.7.20.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vyadha, Kim, Jiva, Vibhu, Srishta, Kotishah, Kotisha, Atha, Sahasrashah, Sahasrashas, Bhinna, Karman, Nanamarga, Sanatana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.7.20.1). 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: “vyādha uvāca ”
vyādha* -
vyādha (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: “kiṃ jīvā vibhunā sṛṣṭāḥ koṭiśo'tha sahasraśaḥ ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
jīvā* -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jīvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vibhunā -
vibhu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vibhu (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vibhū (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
sṛṣṭāḥ -
sṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

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

√sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]

√sṛj -> sṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]
koṭiśo' -
koṭiśaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

koṭiśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sahasraśaḥ -
sahasraśaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sahasraśas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 3: “dṛśyaṃte bhinnakarmāṇo nānāmārgāḥ sanātanāḥ ”
dṛśyante -
√dṛś (verb class 1)

[present passive third plural]
bhinna -
bhinna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhinna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
karmā -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
āṇo* -
√aṇ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
nānāmārgāḥ -
nānāmārga (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
sanātanāḥ -
sanātana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]