Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.1.7.23 (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 4.1.7.23

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मृत्युर्मूर्ध्निकृतावासो वासो दूरे व्यवस्थितः ।
अग्नौ गृहोपरि प्राप्ते कूपं तु खनयेदिह ॥ २३ ॥

mṛtyurmūrdhnikṛtāvāso vāso dūre vyavasthitaḥ |
agnau gṛhopari prāpte kūpaṃ tu khanayediha || 23 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.1.7.23 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 (4.1.7.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mrityu, Murdhan, Kritavasa, Vasas, Vasa, Dure, Dura, Vyavasthita, Agni, Grih, Griha, Grihu, Upari, Prapta, Prapti, Kupa, Khani, Han,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.1.7.23). 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: “mṛtyurmūrdhnikṛtāvāso vāso dūre vyavasthitaḥ ”
mṛtyur -
mṛtyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mūrdhni -
mūrdhan (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
kṛtāvāso* -
kṛtāvāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vāso* -
vāsas (noun, neuter)

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

vāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dūre -
dūre (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dūra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dūra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

dūrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vyavasthitaḥ -
vyavasthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “agnau gṛhopari prāpte kūpaṃ tu khanayediha ”
agnau -
agni (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
gṛho -
gṛha (noun, masculine)

[compound]

gṛh (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

gṛh (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

gṛhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

gṛhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
upari -
upari (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

upari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
prāpte -
prāpta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

prāpta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

prāptā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

prāpti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
kūpam -
kūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
khanaye -
khani (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

khani (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
di -
dī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dā (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
ha -
ha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

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