Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.2.8.38 (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 5.2.8.38

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तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे महल्लिंगं गजरूपस्य संनिधौ ।
विद्यते पश्य देवेश ब्रह्महत्या प्रणश्यति ॥ ३८ ॥

tasminkṣetre mahalliṃgaṃ gajarūpasya saṃnidhau |
vidyate paśya deveśa brahmahatyā praṇaśyati || 38 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.2.8.38 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 (5.2.8.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Kshetra, Mahat, Linga, Gaja, Rupa, Samnidhi, Pashya, Devesha, Brahmahatya, Prana, Shyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.2.8.38). 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: “tasminkṣetre mahalliṃgaṃ gajarūpasya saṃnidhau ”
tasmin -
tad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
kṣetre -
kṣetra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
mahal -
atimahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
liṅgam -
liṅga (noun, neuter)

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

liṅgā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
gaja -
gaja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√gaj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
rūpasya -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
saṃnidhau -
saṃnidhi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “vidyate paśya deveśa brahmahatyā praṇaśyati ”
vidyate -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
paśya -
paśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

paśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
deveśa -
deveśa (noun, masculine)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

praṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śyati -
√śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śā class 4 verb]

√śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √śā class 4 verb]

√śā (verb class 4)

[present active third single]