Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.97.171 (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 5.3.97.171

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नीलोऽयमीदृशः प्रोक्तो यस्तु द्वीपेश्वरे त्यजेत् ।
स समाः रोमसंख्याता नाके वसति भारत ॥ १७१ ॥

nīlo'yamīdṛśaḥ prokto yastu dvīpeśvare tyajet |
sa samāḥ romasaṃkhyātā nāke vasati bhārata || 171 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.97.171 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 (5.3.97.171). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nila, Aya, Idam, Idrish, Idrisha, Prokta, Yah, Dvipa, Ishvara, Sama, Roma, Roman, Sankhyata, Naka, Vasati, Vasat, Bharata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.97.171). 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: “nīlo'yamīdṛśaḥ prokto yastu dvīpeśvare tyajet ”
nīlo' -
nīla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
īdṛśaḥ -
īdṛś (noun, feminine)

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

īdṛś (noun, masculine)

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

īdṛś (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

īdṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prokto* -
prokta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yas -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
dvīpe -
dvīpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

dvīpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
iśvare -
iśvara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

iśvara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
tyajet -
√tyaj (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “sa samāḥ romasaṃkhyātā nāke vasati bhārata ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
samāḥ -
sama (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

samā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

roma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

roman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

roman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
saṅkhyātā* -
saṅkhyāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

saṅkhyātā (noun, feminine)

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

[locative single]

nāka (noun, neuter)

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

nākā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vasati -
vasati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vasati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vasati (noun, neuter)

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

vasatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vas class 1 verb]

√vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √vas class 1 verb]

√vas (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
bhārata -
bhārata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhārata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]