Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.16.37 (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 4.2.16.37

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अष्टौ या मातरो दृष्टा ब्राह्मी प्रभृतयः प्रिय ।
स्वस्वरूपास्ता मन्येऽहं बालिकाः कष्टहेतवः ॥ ३७ ॥

aṣṭau yā mātaro dṛṣṭā brāhmī prabhṛtayaḥ priya |
svasvarūpāstā manye'haṃ bālikāḥ kaṣṭahetavaḥ || 37 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.16.37 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 (4.2.16.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashta, Ashti, Matri, Matara, Drishta, Brahmi, Prabhriti, Priya, Svasvarupa, Tas, Manya, Mani, Aha, Asmad, Balika, Kashta, Hetu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.16.37). 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: “aṣṭau yā mātaro dṛṣṭā brāhmī prabhṛtayaḥ priya ”
aṣṭau -
aṣṭa (noun, masculine)

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

aṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √aś class 5 verb]
yā* -
yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
mātaro* -
mātṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

mātara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dṛṣṭā* -
dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
brāhmī -
brāhmī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

brāhmi (noun, masculine)

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

brāhmi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
prabhṛtayaḥ -
prabhṛti (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
priya -
priya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

priya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “svasvarūpāstā manye'haṃ bālikāḥ kaṣṭahetavaḥ ”
svasvarūpās -
svasvarūpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tā* -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
manye' -
manya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

manya (noun, neuter)

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

manyā (noun, feminine)

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

manī (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

√man (verb class 4)

[present middle first single], [present passive first single]

√man (verb class 8)

[present passive first single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
bālikāḥ -
bālikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

bālika (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
kaṣṭa -
kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kaś class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
hetavaḥ -
hetu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]