Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.3.2.23 (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 2.3.2.23

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शिव उवाच ।
पुरा समाजः समभूदृषीणामूर्ध्वरेतसाम् ।
गंगा भगवती यत्र कालिंद्या सह संगता ॥ २३ ॥

śiva uvāca |
purā samājaḥ samabhūdṛṣīṇāmūrdhvaretasām |
gaṃgā bhagavatī yatra kāliṃdyā saha saṃgatā || 23 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.3.2.23 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 (2.3.2.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shiva, Pura, Pur, Samaja, Sama, Rishi, Urdhvaretas, Urdhvaretasa, Ganga, Bhagavat, Bhagavati, Yatra, Kalindi, Saha, Sangata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.3.2.23). 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: “śiva uvāca ”
śiva* -
śiva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “purā samājaḥ samabhūdṛṣīṇāmūrdhvaretasām ”
purā -
purā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
samājaḥ -
samāja (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sam (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
bhūd -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active third single]
ṛṣīṇām -
ṛṣi (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
ūrdhvaretasām -
ūrdhvaretas (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

ūrdhvaretas (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

ūrdhvaretasā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 3: “gaṃgā bhagavatī yatra kāliṃdyā saha saṃgatā ”
gaṅgā* -
gaṅga (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gaṅgā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhagavatī -
bhagavatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

bhagavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
yatra -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kālindyā -
kālindī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
saha -
saha (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

saha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sah (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
saṅgatā -
saṅgatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]