Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.21.261 (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 1.2.21.261

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नागामिगमनार्थं हि प्रतिघातशतैरपि ।
शक्नुवंति प्रतिव्योढुमृते कालबलं नराः ॥ २६१ ॥

nāgāmigamanārthaṃ hi pratighātaśatairapi |
śaknuvaṃti prativyoḍhumṛte kālabalaṃ narāḥ || 261 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.21.261 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 (1.2.21.261). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naga, Amin, Gamana, Artha, Pratighata, Shata, Api, Shaknuvat, Kala, Bala, Nara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.21.261). 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: “nāgāmigamanārthaṃ hi pratighātaśatairapi ”
nāgā -
nāga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nāga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nāgā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ami -
amin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

amin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
gamanā -
gamana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gamana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

gamanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
śatair -
śata (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “śaknuvaṃti prativyoḍhumṛte kālabalaṃ narāḥ ”
śaknuvanti -
√śak -> śaknuvat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]

√śak (verb class 5)

[present active third plural]
Cannot analyse prativyoḍhumṛte*kā
kāla -
kāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
balam -
bala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

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

balā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
narāḥ -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

narā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]