Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.1.48.17 (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 5.1.48.17

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अहोरात्रं दशगुणं मानवः पक्ष उच्यते ।
पक्षाद्दशगुणो मासो मासा द्वादशभिर्गुणैः ॥ १७ ॥

ahorātraṃ daśaguṇaṃ mānavaḥ pakṣa ucyate |
pakṣāddaśaguṇo māso māsā dvādaśabhirguṇaiḥ || 17 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.1.48.17 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 (5.1.48.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahoratra, Dashaguna, Manava, Paksha, Pakshas, Ucyat, Mas, Masa, Dvadashan, Guna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.1.48.17). 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: “ahorātraṃ daśaguṇaṃ mānavaḥ pakṣa ucyate ”
ahorātram -
ahorātra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
daśaguṇam -
daśaguṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

daśaguṇa (noun, neuter)

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

daśaguṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mānavaḥ -
mānava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pakṣa* -
pakṣas (noun, neuter)

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

pakṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative 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: “pakṣāddaśaguṇo māso māsā dvādaśabhirguṇaiḥ ”
pakṣād -
pakṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

pakṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
daśaguṇo* -
daśaguṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
māso* -
mās (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

māsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
māsā* -
māsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

māsā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dvādaśabhir -
dvādaśan (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

dvādaśan (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
guṇaiḥ -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]