Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.5.6 (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 5.3.5.6

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कथं संहरते विश्वं कथं चास्ते महार्णवे ।
कथं च सृजते विश्वं कथं धारयते प्रजाः ॥ ६ ॥

kathaṃ saṃharate viśvaṃ kathaṃ cāste mahārṇave |
kathaṃ ca sṛjate viśvaṃ kathaṃ dhārayate prajāḥ || 6 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.5.6 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 (5.3.5.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Katham, Katha, Samhara, Tad, Yushmad, Vishva, Maharnava, Srijati, Srijat, Dharayat, Praja, Prajas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.5.6). 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: “kathaṃ saṃharate viśvaṃ kathaṃ cāste mahārṇave ”
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
saṃhara -
saṃhara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
viśvam -
viśva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viśva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
cās -
ca (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

cā (noun, feminine)

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

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
mahārṇave -
mahārṇava (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “kathaṃ ca sṛjate viśvaṃ kathaṃ dhārayate prajāḥ ”
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sṛjate -
sṛjati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]

√sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
viśvam -
viśva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viśva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dhārayate -
dhārayat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

dhārayat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

√dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √dhṛ]

√dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √dhṛ]

√dhṛ (verb class 0)

[present middle third single]
prajāḥ -
praja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prajā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

prajas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]