Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.9.27.18 (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 2.9.27.18

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पूर्वं तु गोपुरं शोणं श्यामं कुर्याच्च दक्षिणम् ।
पीतवर्णं पश्चिमं च स्फटिकाभं तथोत्तरम् ॥ १८ ॥

pūrvaṃ tu gopuraṃ śoṇaṃ śyāmaṃ kuryācca dakṣiṇam |
pītavarṇaṃ paścimaṃ ca sphaṭikābhaṃ tathottaram || 18 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.9.27.18 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 (2.9.27.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purvam, Purva, Gopura, Shona, Shyama, Dakshina, Pitavarna, Pashcima, Sphatikabha, Tatha, Uttaram, Uttara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.9.27.18). 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: “pūrvaṃ tu gopuraṃ śoṇaṃ śyāmaṃ kuryācca dakṣiṇam ”
pūrvam -
pūrvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
gopuram -
gopura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gopura (noun, neuter)

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

gopurā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śoṇam -
śoṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śoṇa (noun, neuter)

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

śoṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śyāmam -
śyāma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śyāma (noun, neuter)

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

śyāmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kuryāc -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[optative active third single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dakṣiṇam -
dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “pītavarṇaṃ paścimaṃ ca sphaṭikābhaṃ tathottaram ”
pītavarṇam -
pītavarṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pītavarṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
paścimam -
paścima (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

paścima (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sphaṭikābham -
sphaṭikābha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sphaṭikābha (noun, neuter)

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

sphaṭikābhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tatho -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
uttaram -
uttaram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uttara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uttara (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]