Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.31.42 (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 1.1.31.42

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अहं ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्च त्रयोऽमी गुणकारिणः ।
सृष्टिपालनसंहारकारका नान्यथा भवेत् ॥ ४२ ॥

ahaṃ brahmā ca viṣṇuśca trayo'mī guṇakāriṇaḥ |
sṛṣṭipālanasaṃhārakārakā nānyathā bhavet || 42 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.31.42 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 (1.1.31.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aha, Asmad, Brahma, Vishnu, Traya, Tri, Amin, Adah, Gunaka, Ari, Arin, Palana, Samharaka, Araka, Atha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.31.42). 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: “ahaṃ brahmā ca viṣṇuśca trayo'mī guṇakāriṇaḥ ”
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

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

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
viṣṇuś -
viṣṇu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

viṣṇu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
trayo' -
traya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

tri (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
amī -
amin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]
guṇakā -
guṇaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ariṇaḥ -
ari (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

arin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “sṛṣṭipālanasaṃhārakārakā nānyathā bhavet ”
sṛṣṭi -
sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
pālana -
pālana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pālana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃhārakā -
saṃhāraka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṃhāraka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṃhārakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arakā* -
araka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
nānya -
na (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
athā -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]