Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.1.37.17 (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 4.1.37.17

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लंबौ कर्णौ शुभावर्तौ सुखदौ च शुभप्रदौ ।
शष्कुलीरहितौ निंद्यौ शिरालौ कुटिलौ कृशौ ॥ १७ ॥

laṃbau karṇau śubhāvartau sukhadau ca śubhapradau |
śaṣkulīrahitau niṃdyau śirālau kuṭilau kṛśau || 17 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.1.37.17 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 (4.1.37.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lamba, Karna, Karni, Rita, Riti, Ritu, Sukhada, Shubhaprada, Shashkuli, Rahita, Nindya, Shirala, Kutila, Krisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.1.37.17). 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: “laṃbau karṇau śubhāvartau sukhadau ca śubhapradau ”
lambau -
lamba (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
karṇau -
karṇa (noun, masculine)

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

karṇi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
śubhāvar -
√śubh (verb class 6)

[imperative active first dual]
ṛtau -
ṛta (noun, masculine)

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

ṛti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

ṛti (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ṛtu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
sukhadau -
sukhada (noun, masculine)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śubhapradau -
śubhaprada (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “śaṣkulīrahitau niṃdyau śirālau kuṭilau kṛśau ”
śaṣkulīr -
śaṣkuli (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [accusative plural]

śaṣkulī (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
rahitau -
rahita (noun, masculine)

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

√rah -> rahita (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √rah class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rah class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rah class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rah class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √rah class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √rah class 10 verb]
nindyau -
nindya (noun, masculine)

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

√nind -> nindya (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √nind class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nind class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nind class 1 verb]
śirālau -
śirāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kuṭilau -
kuṭila (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kṛśau -
kṛśa (noun, masculine)

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