Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.1.5.149 (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 3.1.5.149

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वसंतको विचित्रास्तु कथयामास वै कथाः ।
तत्कथाश्रवणेनैव तां रात्रिं स निनाय वै ॥ १४९ ॥

vasaṃtako vicitrāstu kathayāmāsa vai kathāḥ |
tatkathāśravaṇenaiva tāṃ rātriṃ sa nināya vai || 149 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.1.5.149 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 (3.1.5.149). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vasantaka, Vicitra, Katha, Tat, Tad, Ashravana, Rat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.1.5.149). 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: “vasaṃtako vicitrāstu kathayāmāsa vai kathāḥ ”
vasantako* -
vasantaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vicitrās -
vicitra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vicitrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
kathayāmā -
√kath (verb class 10)

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

[compound]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
kathāḥ -
kathā (noun, feminine)

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

katha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “tatkathāśravaṇenaiva tāṃ rātriṃ sa nināya vai ”
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kathā -
katha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aśravaṇenai -
aśravaṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
rāt -
ra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√rā -> rāt (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √rā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √rā class 2 verb]
rim -
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nināya -
√nī (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]