Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.17.154 (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 1.1.17.154

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ये ब्राह्मणार्थे भृत्यार्थे स्वार्थे वै शस्त्रपाणयः ।
संग्रामं ये प्रकुर्वंति महापातकिनो नराः ॥ १५४ ॥

ye brāhmaṇārthe bhṛtyārthe svārthe vai śastrapāṇayaḥ |
saṃgrāmaṃ ye prakurvaṃti mahāpātakino narāḥ || 154 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.17.154 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 (1.1.17.154). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Brahmana, Artha, Bhrit, Bhriti, Bhritya, Svartha, Shastrapani, Sangrama, Prakurvat, Mahapatakin, Nara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.17.154). 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: “ye brāhmaṇārthe bhṛtyārthe svārthe vai śastrapāṇayaḥ ”
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
brāhmaṇā -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)

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

[locative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

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

√arth (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
bhṛtyā -
bhṛti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

bhṛtya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhṛtya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhṛ -> bhṛtya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhṛ]

√bhṛ -> bhṛtya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhṛ]

√bhṛ -> bhṛtya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhṛ]

bhṛtī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

bhṛtī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]

bhṛtī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

bhṛt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhṛt (noun, neuter)

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

bhṛtyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ārthe -
ārtha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ārtha (noun, neuter)

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

√arth (verb class 1)

[imperfect middle first single]
svārthe -
svārtha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

svārtha (noun, neuter)

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

svārthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
śastrapāṇayaḥ -
śastrapāṇi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śastrapāṇi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “saṃgrāmaṃ ye prakurvaṃti mahāpātakino narāḥ ”
saṅgrāmam -
saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
prakurvanti -
prakurvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mahāpātakino* -
mahāpātakin (noun, masculine)

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

mahāpātakin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
narāḥ -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

narā (noun, feminine)

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