Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.1.2.65 (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 5.1.2.65

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तेजोराशिशशांकाभः शशांकार्काग्निलोचनः ।
वामांगुष्ठनखाग्रेण ब्रह्मणः पञ्चमं शिरः ॥ ६५ ॥

tejorāśiśaśāṃkābhaḥ śaśāṃkārkāgnilocanaḥ |
vāmāṃguṣṭhanakhāgreṇa brahmaṇaḥ pañcamaṃ śiraḥ || 65 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.1.2.65 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 (5.1.2.65). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shashanka, Arka, Agnilocana, Vama, Angushtha, Nakhagra, Brahman, Brahmana, Pancamam, Pancama, Shira, Shiras,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.1.2.65). 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: “tejorāśiśaśāṃkābhaḥ śaśāṃkārkāgnilocanaḥ ”
tejorāśi -
tejorāśi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
śaśāṅkā -
śaśāṅka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
abhaḥ -
√bhṛ (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
śaśāṅkā -
śaśāṅka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
arkā -
arka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

arka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
agnilocanaḥ -
agnilocana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “vāmāṃguṣṭhanakhāgreṇa brahmaṇaḥ pañcamaṃ śiraḥ ”
vāmā -
vāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active first plural]
aṅguṣṭha -
aṅguṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aṅguṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nakhāgreṇa -
nakhāgra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
brahmaṇaḥ -
brahman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pañcamam -
pañcamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pañcama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pañcama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śiraḥ -
śiras (noun, neuter)

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

śira (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]