Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.178.8 (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 5.3.178.8

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अवतारयामास हि मां पृथिव्यां धरणीधर ।
मया वै युवयोर्वाक्यादवतारः कृतो भुवि ॥ ८ ॥

avatārayāmāsa hi māṃ pṛthivyāṃ dharaṇīdhara |
mayā vai yuvayorvākyādavatāraḥ kṛto bhuvi || 8 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.178.8 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 (5.3.178.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avatara, Yama, Yaman, Asmad, Prithivi, Dharanidhara, Maya, Yuvayu, Yuva, Yushmad, Vakya, Krit, Krita, Bhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.178.8). 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: “avatārayāmāsa hi māṃ pṛthivyāṃ dharaṇīdhara ”
avatāra -
avatāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
yāmā -
yāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yāman (noun, neuter)

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

yāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

yāmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
asa -
asan (noun, neuter)

[compound]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
mām -
mā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
pṛthivyām -
pṛthivi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

pṛthivī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
dharaṇīdhara -
dharaṇīdhara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dharaṇīdhara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “mayā vai yuvayorvākyādavatāraḥ kṛto bhuvi ”
mayā* -
maya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
yuvayor -
yuvayu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yuvayu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yuvā (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
vākyād -
vākya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √vac class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √vac class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √vak class 1 verb]

√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √vak class 1 verb]
avatāraḥ -
avatāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṛto* -
kṛt (noun, masculine)

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

kṛt (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

kṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
bhuvi -
bhū (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhū (noun, feminine)

[locative single]