Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.2.55.23 (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 5.2.55.23

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गतो महाकालवनं दृष्टो देवोऽथ तत्क्षणात् ।
दिव्यदेहो मृगारिस्तु जातो लिंगस्य दर्शनात् ॥ २३ ॥

gato mahākālavanaṃ dṛṣṭo devo'tha tatkṣaṇāt |
divyadeho mṛgāristu jāto liṃgasya darśanāt || 23 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.2.55.23 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 (5.2.55.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gat, Gata, Mahakalavana, Drishta, Deva, Devri, Atha, Tatkshana, Divyadeha, Mrigari, Jatri, Jata, Linga, Darshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.2.55.23). 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: “gato mahākālavanaṃ dṛṣṭo devo'tha tatkṣaṇāt ”
gato* -
gat (noun, masculine)

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

gat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahākālavanam -
mahākālavana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mahākālavana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dṛṣṭo* -
dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

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

[nominative single]

devṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tatkṣaṇāt -
tatkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “divyadeho mṛgāristu jāto liṃgasya darśanāt ”
divyadeho* -
divyadeha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mṛgāris -
mṛgāri (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
jāto* -
jātṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

jāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
liṅgasya -
liṅga (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
darśanāt -
darśana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

darśana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]