Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.228.17 (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 6.1.228.17

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पुरासीद्दानवो रौद्रो हिरण्यकशिपुर्महान् ।
नारसिंहं वपुः कृत्वा विष्णुना यो निपातितः ॥ १७ ॥

purāsīddānavo raudro hiraṇyakaśipurmahān |
nārasiṃhaṃ vapuḥ kṛtvā viṣṇunā yo nipātitaḥ || 17 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.228.17 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 (6.1.228.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pura, Pur, Danava, Danu, Raudra, Hiranyakashipu, Maha, Mahat, Narasimha, Vapu, Vapus, Kritva, Kritvan, Vishnu, Yah, Nipatita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.228.17). 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: “purāsīddānavo raudro hiraṇyakaśipurmahān ”
purā -
purā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pura (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√pur (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
āsīd -
√ās (verb class 2)

[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]

√as (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
dānavo* -
dānavas (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

dānava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dānu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dānu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
raudro* -
raudra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hiraṇyakaśipur -
hiraṇyakaśipu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

hiraṇyakaśipu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
mahān -
maha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

mahat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
Line 2: “nārasiṃhaṃ vapuḥ kṛtvā viṣṇunā yo nipātitaḥ ”
nārasiṃham -
nārasiṃha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nārasiṃha (noun, neuter)

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

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

vapus (noun, neuter)

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

vapu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vapu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
viṣṇunā -
viṣṇu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nipātitaḥ -
nipātita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]