Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.2.18.218 (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 7.2.18.218

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निरीहो वामनो देव यावत्तत्रैव किंचन ।
वेदानां तु ध्वनिं कृत्वा चतुर्णामेकवक्त्रतः ॥ २१८ ॥

nirīho vāmano deva yāvattatraiva kiṃcana |
vedānāṃ tu dhvaniṃ kṛtvā caturṇāmekavaktrataḥ || 218 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.2.18.218 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 (7.2.18.218). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Niriha, Vamana, Deva, Yavat, Tatraiva, Kincana, Veda, Dhvani, Kritva, Kritvan, Ama, Vaktri, Vaktra, Atah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.2.18.218). 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: “nirīho vāmano deva yāvattatraiva kiṃcana ”
nirīho* -
nirīha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vāmano* -
vāmana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
deva -
deva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

deva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

devan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√div (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
yāvat -
yāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yāvat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yāvat (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable adverb]
kiñcana -
kiñcana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kiñcana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “vedānāṃ tu dhvaniṃ kṛtvā caturṇāmekavaktrataḥ ”
vedānām -
veda (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

vedā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
dhvanim -
dhvani (noun, masculine)

[accusative 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]
catur -
catur (noun, masculine)

[compound]
ṇā -
ṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ame -
ama (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ama (noun, neuter)

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

amā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
vaktra -
vaktṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vaktṛ (noun, neuter)

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

vaktra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vaktra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ataḥ -
ataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]