Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.1.24.178 (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 7.1.24.178

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कथिते चैव वृत्तांते पुनः पप्रच्छ कारणम् ।
पृष्टे तु कारणे तत्र गंधर्वः प्रोक्तवांस्तदा ॥ १७८ ॥

kathite caiva vṛttāṃte punaḥ papraccha kāraṇam |
pṛṣṭe tu kāraṇe tatra gaṃdharvaḥ proktavāṃstadā || 178 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.1.24.178 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 (7.1.24.178). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kathita, Vrittanta, Puna, Karana, Prishta, Prishti, Tatra, Gandharva, Proktavat, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.1.24.178). 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: “kathite caiva vṛttāṃte punaḥ papraccha kāraṇam ”
kathite -
kathita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kathita (noun, neuter)

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

kathitā (noun, feminine)

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

√kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kath class 10 verb]

√kath -> kathita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √kath class 10 verb], [locative single from √kath class 10 verb]

√kath -> kathitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative single from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √kath class 10 verb]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
vṛttānte -
vṛttānta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vṛttānta (noun, neuter)

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

vṛttāntā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
papraccha -
√praś (verb class 6)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
kāraṇam -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “pṛṣṭe tu kāraṇe tatra gaṃdharvaḥ proktavāṃstadā ”
pṛṣṭe -
pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

pṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

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

pṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]

√pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]

√pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]

√praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √praś class 6 verb]

√praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [locative single from √praś class 6 verb]

√praś -> pṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √praś class 6 verb]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
kāraṇe -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
gandharvaḥ -
gandharvas (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

gandharva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
proktavāṃs -
proktavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]