Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.3.16.8 (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 3.3.16.8

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उर्वश्याद्याश्चाप्सरसश्चंडिकाद्याश्च मातरः ।
आदित्या वसवो दस्रौ विश्वेदेवा महौजसः ॥ ८ ॥

urvaśyādyāścāpsarasaścaṃḍikādyāśca mātaraḥ |
ādityā vasavo dasrau viśvedevā mahaujasaḥ || 8 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.3.16.8 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 (3.3.16.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Urvashi, Adi, Adya, Apsaras, Apsarasa, Candika, Matri, Matara, Aditya, Vasu, Vasava, Dasra, Vishvedeva, Mahaujas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.3.16.8). 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: “urvaśyādyāścāpsarasaścaṃḍikādyāśca mātaraḥ ”
urvaśyā -
urvaśī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
ādyāś -
ādi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

ādya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ādyā (noun, feminine)

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

√ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √ad], [vocative plural from √ad]

√ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √ad], [vocative plural from √ad], [accusative plural from √ad]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
apsarasaś -
apsaras (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

apsarasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
caṇḍikād -
caṇḍika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

caṇḍika (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
yāś -
yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mātaraḥ -
mātṛ (noun, feminine)

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

mātara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ādityā vasavo dasrau viśvedevā mahaujasaḥ ”
ādityā* -
āditya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ādityā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vasavo* -
vasu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vasu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vasava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dasrau -
dasra (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
viśvedevā* -
viśvedeva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

viśvedevā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mahaujasaḥ -
mahaujas (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

mahaujas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]