Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.1.8.21 (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 4.1.8.21

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गणावूचतुः ।
गांधर्वस्त्वेषलोकोऽमी गंधर्वाश्च शुभव्रताः ।
देवानां गायनाद्येते चारणाः स्तुतिपाठकाः ॥ २१ ॥

gaṇāvūcatuḥ |
gāṃdharvastveṣaloko'mī gaṃdharvāśca śubhavratāḥ |
devānāṃ gāyanādyete cāraṇāḥ stutipāṭhakāḥ || 21 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.1.8.21 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 (4.1.8.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gana, Gani, Gandharva, Tvesha, Loka, Amin, Adah, Shubhavrata, Deva, Gayana, Carana, Stutipathaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.1.8.21). 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: “gaṇāvūcatuḥ ”
gaṇāvū -
gaṇa (noun, masculine)

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

gaṇi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

gaṇi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
ūcatuḥ -
√uc (verb class 4)

[perfect active third dual]

√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active third dual]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active third dual]
Line 2: “gāṃdharvastveṣaloko'mī gaṃdharvāśca śubhavratāḥ ”
gāndharvas -
gāndharva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tveṣa -
tveṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tveṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√tviṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
loko' -
loka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
amī -
amin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]
gandharvāś -
gandharva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gandharvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śubhavratāḥ -
śubhavrata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śubhavratā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 3: “devānāṃ gāyanādyete cāraṇāḥ stutipāṭhakāḥ ”
devānām -
deva (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

deva (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

devā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
gāyanād -
gāyana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

gāyana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
yete -
√yat (verb class 1)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
cāraṇāḥ -
cāraṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

cāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
stutipāṭhakāḥ -
stutipāṭhaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]