Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.1.25.53 (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 4.1.25.53

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अगस्तिरुवाच ।
स्वामिन्यथा भगवता भगवत्यै पुराऽकथि ।
वाराणस्यास्तु महिमा हिमशैलभुवे मुदा ॥ ५३ ॥

agastiruvāca |
svāminyathā bhagavatā bhagavatyai purā'kathi |
vārāṇasyāstu mahimā himaśailabhuve mudā || 53 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.1.25.53 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 (4.1.25.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Agasti, Svamin, Svamini, Atha, Bhagavata, Bhagavati, Varanasi, Mahima, Himashaila, Bhuva, Bhu, Mud, Muda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.1.25.53). 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: “agastiruvāca ”
agastir -
agasti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
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: “svāminyathā bhagavatā bhagavatyai purā'kathi ”
svāminya -
svāminī (noun, feminine)

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

svāmin (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
athā -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhagavatā* -
bhagavatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhagavatyai -
bhagavatī (noun, feminine)

[dative single]
Cannot analyse purā'kathi
Line 3: “vārāṇasyāstu mahimā himaśailabhuve mudā ”
vārāṇasyās -
vārāṇasī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
mahimā* -
mahimā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
bhuve -
bhuva (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhuva (noun, neuter)

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

bhū (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

bhū (noun, feminine)

[dative single]
mudā -
mud (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

mudā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]