Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.169.1 (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 6.1.169.1

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ऋषय ऊचुः ।
कस्मात्सा तुष्टिदा प्रोक्ता नागराणां विशेषतः ।
धारानामेति विख्याता कस्मात्सा धरणीतले ॥ १ ॥

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ |
kasmātsā tuṣṭidā proktā nāgarāṇāṃ viśeṣataḥ |
dhārānāmeti vikhyātā kasmātsā dharaṇītale || 1 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.169.1 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 (6.1.169.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rishi, Kasmat, Kah, Kim, Tushtida, Prokta, Nagara, Visheshatah, Visheshatas, Dhara, Ama, Iti, Vikhyata, Dharanitala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.169.1). 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: “ṛṣaya ūcuḥ ”
ṛṣaya* -
ṛṣi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ūcuḥ -
√uc (verb class 4)

[perfect active third plural]

√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active third plural]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active third plural]
Line 2: “kasmātsā tuṣṭidā proktā nāgarāṇāṃ viśeṣataḥ ”
kasmāt -
kasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ka (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[ablative single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[ablative single]
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tuṣṭidā -
tuṣṭidā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

proktā (noun, feminine)

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

[genitive plural]

nāgara (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
viśeṣataḥ -
viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 3: “dhārānāmeti vikhyātā kasmātsā dharaṇītale ”
dhārān -
dhāra (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
āme -
āma (noun, masculine)

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

āma (noun, neuter)

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

āmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vikhyātā -
vikhyātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kasmāt -
kasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ka (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[ablative single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[ablative single]
sā* -
so (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
dharaṇītale -
dharaṇītala (noun, neuter)

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