Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.1.20.6 (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 7.1.20.6

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हिणयकशिपोर्दैत्यैः श्लोको गीतः पुरातनः ।
राजा हिरण्यकशिपुर्यां यामाशां निरीक्षते ॥ ६ ॥

hiṇayakaśipordaityaiḥ śloko gītaḥ purātanaḥ |
rājā hiraṇyakaśipuryāṃ yāmāśāṃ nirīkṣate || 6 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.1.20.6 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:
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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 (7.1.20.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naya, Kashipu, Daitya, Shloka, Gita, Puratana, Raja, Hiranyakashipu, Yama, Yaman, Nih,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.1.20.6). 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: “hiṇayakaśipordaityaiḥ śloko gītaḥ purātanaḥ ”
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
ṇaya -
ṇaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṇaya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kaśipor -
kaśipu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
daityaiḥ -
daitya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

daitya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
śloko* -
śloka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
gītaḥ -
gīta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
purātanaḥ -
purātana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “rājā hiraṇyakaśipuryāṃ yāmāśāṃ nirīkṣate ”
rājā* -
rāja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rājā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative single]

hiraṇyakaśipu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
yām -
yā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[accusative 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]
aśām -
√śā (verb class 3)

[aorist active first single]

√śā (verb class 4)

[aorist active first single]
nir -
niḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

niḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nis (Preverb)

[Preverb]
īkṣate -
√īkṣ (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]