Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.1.11.4 (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 5.1.11.4

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गृहीत्वा च स तां मालां गतो वासववेश्मनि ।
नृत्यंती वासवस्याग्रे दृष्टा तेन च मेनका ॥ ४ ॥

gṛhītvā ca sa tāṃ mālāṃ gato vāsavaveśmani |
nṛtyaṃtī vāsavasyāgre dṛṣṭā tena ca menakā || 4 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.1.11.4 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 (5.1.11.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Grihitva, Mala, Gat, Gata, Vasava, Veshman, Nrityat, Nrityanti, Agre, Agra, Agri, Drishta, Tad, Tena, Menaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.1.11.4). 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: “gṛhītvā ca sa tāṃ mālāṃ gato vāsavaveśmani ”
gṛhītvā -
gṛhītvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √grah]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
mālām -
mālā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
gato* -
gat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

gata (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vāsava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
veśmani -
veśman (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
Line 2: “nṛtyaṃtī vāsavasyāgre dṛṣṭā tena ca menakā ”
nṛtyantī -
nṛtyantī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

nṛtyantī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

√nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb]

√nṛt -> nṛtyantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
vāsavasyā -
vāsava (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

vāsava (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
agre -
agre (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

agra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

agra (noun, neuter)

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

agrā (noun, feminine)

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

agri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
dṛṣṭā -
dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
tena -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]