Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.7.20.23 (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 2.7.20.23

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तावान्हि प्रलयः काल इति वेदविदां मतम् ।
प्रलयस्त्रिविधः प्रोक्तो मानवो मानवात्यये ॥ २३ ॥

tāvānhi pralayaḥ kāla iti vedavidāṃ matam |
pralayastrividhaḥ prokto mānavo mānavātyaye || 23 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.7.20.23 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 (2.7.20.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tavat, Pralaya, Kala, Iti, Vedavid, Vedavida, Mata, Trividha, Prokta, Manava, Yayi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.7.20.23). 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: “tāvānhi pralayaḥ kāla iti vedavidāṃ matam ”
tāvān -
tāvat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
pralayaḥ -
pralaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kāla* -
kāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vedavidām -
vedavid (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

vedavid (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

vedavidā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
matam -
mata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mata (noun, neuter)

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

matā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√man -> mata (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]

√man -> mata (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
Line 2: “pralayastrividhaḥ prokto mānavo mānavātyaye ”
pralayas -
pralaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
trividhaḥ -
trividha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prokto* -
prokta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mānavo* -
mānava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mānavāt -
mānava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

mānava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
yaye -
yayi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yayi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]