Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.1.2.26 (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 3.1.2.26

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प्रस्थापयामास कपीन्सीतान्वेषणकांक्षया ।
विदितायां तु वैदेह्या लंकायां वायुसूनुना ॥ २६ ॥

prasthāpayāmāsa kapīnsītānveṣaṇakāṃkṣayā |
viditāyāṃ tu vaidehyā laṃkāyāṃ vāyusūnunā || 26 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.1.2.26 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 (3.1.2.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prastha, Kapi, Sita, Veshana, Kanksha, Vidita, Vaidehi, Vaidehya, Lanka, Vayusunu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.1.2.26). 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: “prasthāpayāmāsa kapīnsītānveṣaṇakāṃkṣayā ”
prasthā -
prastha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prastha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prasthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
apayāmā -
√pay (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first plural]

√pi (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first plural]

√pī (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first plural]
asa -
asan (noun, neuter)

[compound]
kapīn -
kapi (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
sītān -
√sai -> sīta (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √sai class 1 verb]
veṣaṇa -
veṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāṅkṣayā -
kāṅkṣā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “viditāyāṃ tu vaidehyā laṃkāyāṃ vāyusūnunā ”
viditāyām -
viditā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√vid -> viditā (participle, feminine)

[locative single from √vid class 2 verb]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
vaidehyā* -
vaidehī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vaidehya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
laṅkāyām -
laṅkā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
vāyusūnunā -
vāyusūnu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]