Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.1.33.180 (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 4.1.33.180

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अशोकाख्यमिदं तीर्थं गंगाकेशव एष वै ।
मोक्षद्वारमिदं श्रेष्ठं स्वर्ग द्वारमिदं विदुः ॥ १८० ॥

aśokākhyamidaṃ tīrthaṃ gaṃgākeśava eṣa vai |
mokṣadvāramidaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ svarga dvāramidaṃ viduḥ || 180 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.1.33.180 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 (4.1.33.180). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashoka, Idam, Tirtha, Gangaka, Shava, Esha, Mokshadvara, Shreshtha, Svarga, Dvara, Vidu, Vidus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.1.33.180). 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: “aśokākhyamidaṃ tīrthaṃ gaṃgākeśava eṣa vai ”
aśokā -
aśoka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aśoka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

aśokā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
akhyam -
√khyā (verb class 2)

[aorist active first single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tīrtham -
tīrtha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
gaṅgāke -
gaṅgākā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
śava* -
śavas (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

śavas (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

śava (noun, masculine)

[nominative 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]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
Line 2: “mokṣadvāramidaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ svarga dvāramidaṃ viduḥ ”
mokṣadvāram -
mokṣadvāra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
śreṣṭham -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)

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

śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
svarga -
svarga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svarga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dvāram -
dvāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dvāra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
viduḥ -
vidus (noun, masculine)

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

vidus (noun, neuter)

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

vidu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vidu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vid (verb class 2)

[perfect active third plural]