Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.12.21 (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 4.2.12.21

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ब्रह्मोवाच ।
भगवन्देवदेवेश क्षंतव्यं गिरिजापते ।
वाराणसीं समासाद्य यदहं नागतः पुनः ॥ २१ ॥

brahmovāca |
bhagavandevadeveśa kṣaṃtavyaṃ girijāpate |
vārāṇasīṃ samāsādya yadahaṃ nāgataḥ punaḥ || 21 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.12.21 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 (4.2.12.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Brahman, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Devadevesha, Kshantavya, Girijapati, Varanasi, Samasadya, Yat, Yad, Aha, Asmad, Naga, Tas, Puna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.12.21). 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: “brahmovāca ”
brahmo -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

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

brahmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second 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: “bhagavandevadeveśa kṣaṃtavyaṃ girijāpate ”
bhagavan -
bhagavan (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhagavan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
devadeveśa -
devadeveśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṣantavyam -
kṣantavya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣantavya (noun, neuter)

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

kṣantavyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṣam -> kṣantavya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṣam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 4 verb]

√kṣam -> kṣantavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṣam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṣam class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṣam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 4 verb]
girijāpate -
girijāpati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 3: “vārāṇasīṃ samāsādya yadahaṃ nāgataḥ punaḥ ”
vārāṇasīm -
vārāṇasī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
samāsādya -
samāsādya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

samāsādya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

samāsādya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yad -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
nāga -
nāga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nāga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]