Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.14.96 (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 4.2.14.96

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ग्रहनक्षत्रताराणां कालेन पतनं ध्रुवम् ।
अविमुक्ते मृतानां तु पतनं नैव विद्यते ॥ ९६ ॥

grahanakṣatratārāṇāṃ kālena patanaṃ dhruvam |
avimukte mṛtānāṃ tu patanaṃ naiva vidyate || 96 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.14.96 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:
Read online Buy now! The English translation by G. V. Tagare (2007)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.2.14.96). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Graha, Nakshatra, Tara, Kalena, Kala, Patana, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Avimukta, Mrita, Naiva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.14.96). 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: “grahanakṣatratārāṇāṃ kālena patanaṃ dhruvam ”
graha -
graha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

graha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nakṣatra -
nakṣatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tārāṇām -
tāra (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

tāra (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

tārā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
kālena -
kālena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
patanam -
patana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

patana (noun, neuter)

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

patanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dhruvam -
dhruvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dhruva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhruva (noun, neuter)

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

dhruvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “avimukte mṛtānāṃ tu patanaṃ naiva vidyate ”
avimukte -
avimukta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

avimukta (noun, neuter)

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

avimuktā (noun, feminine)

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

[genitive plural]

mṛta (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

mṛtā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]

√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]

√mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)

[genitive plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
patanam -
patana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

patana (noun, neuter)

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

patanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
naiva -
naiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vidyate -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]