Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.1.16.5 (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 4.1.16.5

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आचक्षाथामिदं देवौ यदि प्रीतिर्मयि प्रभू ।
ततस्तौ स्माहतुर्देवौ शुक्रस्य परमां कथाम् ॥ ५ ॥

ācakṣāthāmidaṃ devau yadi prītirmayi prabhū |
tatastau smāhaturdevau śukrasya paramāṃ kathām || 5 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.1.16.5 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 (4.1.16.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aca, Ksha, Deva, Yadi, Yad, Priti, Mayi, Asmad, Prabhu, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Sma, Sman, Shukra, Parama, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.1.16.5). 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: “ācakṣāthāmidaṃ devau yadi prītirmayi prabhū ”
āca -
āca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ac (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
kṣāt -
kṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
hāmi -
√hā (verb class 1)

[present active first single]
dam -
da (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

da (noun, neuter)

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

dā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dā (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
devau -
deva (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
prītir -
prīti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
mayi -
mayī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

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

[compound]

prabhū (noun, feminine)

[compound]

prabhu (noun, masculine)

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

prabhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “tatastau smāhaturdevau śukrasya paramāṃ kathām ”
tatas -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
tau -
ta (noun, masculine)

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

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
smā -
sma (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

smā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sman (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]
āhatur -
√ah (verb class 5)

[perfect active third dual]
devau -
deva (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
śukrasya -
śukra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

śukra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
paramām -
paramā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
kathām -
kathā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]