Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.7.22.15 (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 2.7.22.15

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अत्रैव श्रूयते पुण्या पितृगाथा पुरातनी ।
शृणु तां सत्कथां राजन्सावर्णौ शासति क्षितिम् ॥ १५ ॥

atraiva śrūyate puṇyā pitṛgāthā purātanī |
śṛṇu tāṃ satkathāṃ rājansāvarṇau śāsati kṣitim || 15 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.7.22.15 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:
Read online Buy now! The English translation by G. V. Tagare (2007)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.7.22.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atraiva, Punya, Pitrigatha, Puratani, Satkatha, Rajan, Rajat, Savarna, Savarni, Kshiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.7.22.15). 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: “atraiva śrūyate puṇyā pitṛgāthā purātanī ”
atraiva -
atraiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śrūyate -
√śru (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]
puṇyā -
puṇyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
pitṛgāthā -
pitṛgāthā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [nominative single]
Line 2: “śṛṇu tāṃ satkathāṃ rājansāvarṇau śāsati kṣitim ”
śṛṇu -
√śru (verb class 5)

[imperative active second single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
satkathām -
satkathā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
rājan -
rājan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
sāvarṇau -
sāvarṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

sāvarṇi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
śāsati -
√śās (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
kṣitim -
kṣiti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

kṣiti (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]