Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.1.41.18 (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 4.1.41.18

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जीवितं मरणं वाथ नाभिकांक्षेत्क्वचिद्यतिः ।
कालमेव प्रतीक्षेत निर्देशं भृतको यथा ॥ १८ ॥

jīvitaṃ maraṇaṃ vātha nābhikāṃkṣetkvacidyatiḥ |
kālameva pratīkṣeta nirdeśaṃ bhṛtako yathā || 18 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.1.41.18 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 (4.1.41.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jivita, Marana, Nabh, Nabhi, Kva, Cit, Yati, Kalam, Kala, Eva, Pratiksha, Ita, Nirdesha, Bhritaka, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.1.41.18). 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: “jīvitaṃ maraṇaṃ vātha nābhikāṃkṣetkvacidyatiḥ ”
jīvitam -
jīvita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jīvita (noun, neuter)

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

jīvitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
maraṇam -
maraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vātha -
√vā (verb class 2)

[present active second plural]

√vā (verb class 1)

[present active second plural]
nābhi -
nābhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nābhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nābhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

nābhī (noun, feminine)

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

nābhī (noun, neuter)

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

nābh (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
kāṅkṣet -
√kāṅkṣ (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
cid -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
yatiḥ -
yati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kālameva pratīkṣeta nirdeśaṃ bhṛtako yathā ”
kālam -
kālam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

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

kālā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pratīkṣe -
pratīkṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

pratīkṣa (noun, neuter)

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

pratīkṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ita -
ita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
nirdeśam -
nirdeśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
bhṛtako* -
bhṛtaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]