Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.3.21.12 (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 3.3.21.12

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सर्गात्पुरा निरालोकं यदेकं निष्कलं परम् ।
चिदानंदमयं ज्योतिः स आद्यः केवलः शिवः ॥ १२ ॥

sargātpurā nirālokaṃ yadekaṃ niṣkalaṃ param |
cidānaṃdamayaṃ jyotiḥ sa ādyaḥ kevalaḥ śivaḥ || 12 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.3.21.12 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 (3.3.21.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarga, Pura, Niraloka, Yad, Kah, Nishkala, Param, Para, Cidanandamaya, Jyotis, Jyoti, Sah, Adya, Kevala, Shiva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.3.21.12). 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: “sargātpurā nirālokaṃ yadekaṃ niṣkalaṃ param ”
sargāt -
sarga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
purā* -
pura (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nirālokam -
nirāloka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirāloka (noun, neuter)

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

nirālokā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yade -
yad (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
niṣkalam -
niṣkala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

niṣkala (noun, neuter)

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

niṣkalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “cidānaṃdamayaṃ jyotiḥ sa ādyaḥ kevalaḥ śivaḥ ”
cidānandamayam -
cidānandamaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cidānandamaya (noun, neuter)

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

cidānandamayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jyotiḥ -
jyotis (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

jyotis (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

jyoti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

jyoti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sa* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ādyaḥ -
ādya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ad]
kevalaḥ -
kevala (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śivaḥ -
śiva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]