Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.2.19.3 (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 5.2.19.3

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पुरा देवर्षिगंधर्वाश्चारणा गुह्यकास्तथा ।
उपविष्टाः सुधर्मायां कथयंतः शुभां कथाम् ॥ ३ ॥

purā devarṣigaṃdharvāścāraṇā guhyakāstathā |
upaviṣṭāḥ sudharmāyāṃ kathayaṃtaḥ śubhāṃ kathām || 3 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.2.19.3 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 (5.2.19.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pura, Gandharva, Carana, Guhyaka, Tatha, Upavishta, Sudharma, Kathayat, Shubha, Shubh, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.2.19.3). 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: “purā devarṣigaṃdharvāścāraṇā guhyakāstathā ”
purā* -
pura (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

purā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]
gandharvāś -
gandharva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gandharvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
cāraṇā* -
cāraṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

cāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
guhyakās -
guhyaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

guhyakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “upaviṣṭāḥ sudharmāyāṃ kathayaṃtaḥ śubhāṃ kathām ”
upaviṣṭāḥ -
upaviṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

upaviṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sudharmāyām -
sudharmā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
kathayantaḥ -
√kath -> kathayat (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
śubhām -
śubhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

śubh (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
kathām -
kathā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]