Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.20.74 (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 4.2.20.74

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छागवक्त्रेश्वरी देवी दक्षिणे वृषभध्वजात् ।
अहर्निशं भक्षयति विघ्नौघतरुपल्लवान् ॥ ७४ ॥

chāgavaktreśvarī devī dakṣiṇe vṛṣabhadhvajāt |
aharniśaṃ bhakṣayati vighnaughatarupallavān || 74 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.20.74 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 (4.2.20.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Chaga, Vaktri, Vaktra, Ishvari, Devi, Devin, Dakshine, Dakshina, Vrishabhadhvaja, Aharnisha, Bhakshayat, Vighna, Ghata, Rup, Alla, Vat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.20.74). 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: “chāgavaktreśvarī devī dakṣiṇe vṛṣabhadhvajāt ”
chāga -
chāga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

chāga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vaktre -
vaktra (noun, masculine)

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

vaktra (noun, neuter)

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

vaktṛ (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

vaktrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
īśvarī -
īśvarī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
devī -
devī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

devin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dakṣiṇe -
dakṣiṇe (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)

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

dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)

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

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “aharniśaṃ bhakṣayati vighnaughatarupallavān ”
aharniśam -
aharniśa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhakṣayati -
√bhakṣ -> bhakṣayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √bhakṣ]

√bhakṣ -> bhakṣayat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √bhakṣ]

√bhakṣ (verb class 10)

[present active third single]

√bhakṣ (verb class 0)

[present active third single]
vighnau -
vighna (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ghata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rup -
rup (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
alla -
allā (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
vān -
va (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]