Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.3.20.1 (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 3.3.20.1

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सूत उवाच ।
अथ रुद्राक्षमाहात्म्यं वर्णयामि समासतः ।
सर्वपापक्षयकरं शृण्वतां पठतामपि ॥ १ ॥

sūta uvāca |
atha rudrākṣamāhātmyaṃ varṇayāmi samāsataḥ |
sarvapāpakṣayakaraṃ śṛṇvatāṃ paṭhatāmapi || 1 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.3.20.1 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 (3.3.20.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suta, Atha, Rudrakshamahatmya, Samasatah, Sarvapapa, Kshayakara, Shrinvat, Pathat, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.3.20.1). 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: “sūta uvāca ”
sūta* -
sūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “atha rudrākṣamāhātmyaṃ varṇayāmi samāsataḥ ”
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
rudrākṣamāhātmyam -
rudrākṣamāhātmya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
varṇayāmi -
√varṇ (verb class 10)

[present active first single]
samāsataḥ -
samāsataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 3: “sarvapāpakṣayakaraṃ śṛṇvatāṃ paṭhatāmapi ”
sarvapāpa -
sarvapāpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarvapāpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṣayakaram -
kṣayakara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣayakara (noun, neuter)

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

kṣayakarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śṛṇvatām -
√śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √śru class 5 verb]

√śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √śru class 5 verb]
paṭhatām -
√paṭh -> paṭhat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √paṭh class 1 verb]

√paṭh -> paṭhat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √paṭh class 1 verb]

√paṭh (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]