Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.1.26.56 (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 4.1.26.56

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अहो अनिंधनो वह्निर्ज्वलत्येष निरंतरम् ।
अलं तप्त्वा महाविष्णो वरं वरय सत्तम ॥ ५६ ॥

aho aniṃdhano vahnirjvalatyeṣa niraṃtaram |
alaṃ taptvā mahāviṣṇo varaṃ varaya sattama || 56 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.1.26.56 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 (4.1.26.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahu, Vahni, Jvalat, Esha, Nirantara, Alam, Ala, Mahavishnu, Varam, Vara, Sattama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.1.26.56). 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: “aho aniṃdhano vahnirjvalatyeṣa niraṃtaram ”
aho -
ahu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ahu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Cannot analyse anindhano*va
vahnir -
vahni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jvalatye -
jvalat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jvalat (noun, neuter)

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

√jval -> jvalat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √jval class 1 verb]

√jval -> jvalat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [locative single from √jval class 1 verb]

√jval (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
eṣa -
eṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
nirantaram -
nirantara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirantara (noun, neuter)

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

nirantarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “alaṃ taptvā mahāviṣṇo varaṃ varaya sattama ”
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
taptvā -
√tap -> taptvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tap]

√tap -> taptvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tap]
mahāviṣṇo -
mahāviṣṇu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
varam -
varam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

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

varā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
varaya -
√vṛ (verb class 0)

[imperative active second single]
sattama -
sattama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sattama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]