Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.46.72 (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 4.2.46.72

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तावद्वृद्धगृहस्थेन गृहिणी सा कटाक्षिता ।
पप्रच्छ तीर्थे वसतां को धर्मो मुख्य एव हि ॥ ७२ ॥

tāvadvṛddhagṛhasthena gṛhiṇī sā kaṭākṣitā |
papraccha tīrthe vasatāṃ ko dharmo mukhya eva hi || 72 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.46.72 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 (4.2.46.72). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tavat, Vriddha, Grihastha, Grihini, Grihin, Grihi, Katakshita, Tirtha, Vasat, Kah, Dharma, Mukhya, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.46.72). 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: “tāvadvṛddhagṛhasthena gṛhiṇī sā kaṭākṣitā ”
tāvad -
tāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tāvat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tāvat (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vṛddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]

√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
gṛhasthena -
gṛhastha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

gṛhastha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
gṛhiṇī -
gṛhiṇī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

gṛhin (noun, neuter)

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

gṛhī (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kaṭākṣitā -
kaṭākṣitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “papraccha tīrthe vasatāṃ ko dharmo mukhya eva hi ”
papraccha -
√praś (verb class 6)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
tīrthe -
tīrtha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
vasatām -
√vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √vas class 1 verb]

√vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √vas class 1 verb]

√vas (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual]

√vas (verb class 2)

[imperative middle third plural]
ko* -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dharmo* -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mukhya* -
mukhya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]