Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.1.23.4 (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 5.1.23.4

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तत्रैव देवदेवेशः कपालं न्यस्तवान्क्षितौ ।
कपाले तत्क्षणान्न्यस्ते तत्राभूल्लिंगमुत्तमम् ॥ ४ ॥

tatraiva devadeveśaḥ kapālaṃ nyastavānkṣitau |
kapāle tatkṣaṇānnyaste tatrābhūlliṃgamuttamam || 4 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.1.23.4 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:
Read online Buy now! The English translation by G. V. Tagare (2007)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.1.23.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatraiva, Devadevesha, Kapala, Nyasta, Vat, Kshit, Kshita, Kshiti, Kapali, Tatkshana, Tatra, Linga, Uttamam, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.1.23.4). 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: “tatraiva devadeveśaḥ kapālaṃ nyastavānkṣitau ”
tatraiva -
tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]
devadeveśaḥ -
devadeveśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kapālam -
kapāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kapāla (noun, neuter)

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

kapālā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nyasta -
nyasta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nyasta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [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]
kṣitau -
kṣit (noun, masculine)

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

kṣita (noun, masculine)

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

kṣiti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

kṣiti (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√kṣī -> kṣita (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb]
Line 2: “kapāle tatkṣaṇānnyaste tatrābhūlliṃgamuttamam ”
kapāle -
kapāla (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kapāla (noun, neuter)

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

kapāli (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

kapālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tatkṣaṇān -
tatkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
nyaste -
nyasta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nyasta (noun, neuter)

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

nyastā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tatrā -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
abhūl -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[aorist active third single]
liṅgam -
liṅga (noun, neuter)

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

liṅgā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
uttamam -
uttamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uttama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uttama (noun, neuter)

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

uttamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]