Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.47.7 (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 4.2.47.7

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वाराणस्यां महादेवः प्रथमं तीर्थमुच्यते ।
तदुत्तरे महाकूपः सारस्वतपदप्रदः ॥ ७ ॥

vārāṇasyāṃ mahādevaḥ prathamaṃ tīrthamucyate |
taduttare mahākūpaḥ sārasvatapadapradaḥ || 7 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.47.7 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 (4.2.47.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varanasi, Mahadeva, Prathamam, Prathama, Tirtha, Ucyat, Tad, Tat, Uttara, Mahakupa, Sarasvata, Padaprada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.47.7). 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: “vārāṇasyāṃ mahādevaḥ prathamaṃ tīrthamucyate ”
vārāṇasyām -
vārāṇasī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
mahādevaḥ -
mahādeva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prathamam -
prathamam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prathamam (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

prathamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

prathama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prathama (noun, neuter)

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

prathamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tīrtham -
tīrtha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “taduttare mahākūpaḥ sārasvatapadapradaḥ ”
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
uttare -
uttara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

uttara (noun, neuter)

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

uttarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
mahākūpaḥ -
mahākūpa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sārasvata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
padapradaḥ -
padaprada (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]