Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.8.32 (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 1.1.8.32

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एते हि राक्षसाः श्रेष्ठा शिवार्चनरताः सदा ।
लिंगमभ्यर्च्य च सदा सिद्धिं प्राप्ताः पुरा तु ते ॥ ३२ ॥

ete hi rākṣasāḥ śreṣṭhā śivārcanaratāḥ sadā |
liṃgamabhyarcya ca sadā siddhiṃ prāptāḥ purā tu te || 32 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.8.32 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 (1.1.8.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Rakshasa, Shreshtha, Shivarcana, Rata, Sada, Sad, Linga, Abhyarcya, Siddhi, Prapta, Pura, Pur, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.8.32). 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: “ete hi rākṣasāḥ śreṣṭhā śivārcanaratāḥ sadā ”
ete -
eta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

eta (noun, neuter)

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

etā (noun, feminine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

eti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
rākṣasāḥ -
rākṣasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
śreṣṭhā -
śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śivārcana -
śivārcana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ratāḥ -
rata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ratā (noun, feminine)

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

√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb]

√ram -> ratā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb]
sadā -
sadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “liṃgamabhyarcya ca sadā siddhiṃ prāptāḥ purā tu te ”
liṅgam -
liṅga (noun, neuter)

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

liṅgā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
abhyarcya -
abhyarcya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

abhyarcya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]

sad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
siddhim -
siddhi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
prāptāḥ -
prāpta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prāptā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]