Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.4.47 (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 1.2.4.47

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यजंते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः ।
प्रेतान्भूतपिशाचांश्च यजंते तामसा जनाः ॥ ४७ ॥

yajaṃte sāttvikā devānyakṣarakṣāṃsi rājasāḥ |
pretānbhūtapiśācāṃśca yajaṃte tāmasā janāḥ || 47 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.4.47 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 (1.2.4.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yajanta, Sattvika, Deva, Akshara, Ksha, Rajasa, Preta, Bhuta, Pishaca, Tamasa, Jana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.4.47). 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: “yajaṃte sāttvikā devānyakṣarakṣāṃsi rājasāḥ ”
yajante -
yajanta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√yaj (verb class 1)

[present middle third plural]
sāttvikā* -
sāttvika (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
devānya -
deva (noun, neuter)

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

√div (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]
akṣara -
akṣara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

akṣara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṣāṃ -
kṣā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
si -
si (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
rājasāḥ -
rājasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rājasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “pretānbhūtapiśācāṃśca yajaṃte tāmasā janāḥ ”
pretān -
preta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
bhūta -
bhūta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second plural]
piśācāṃś -
piśāca (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yajante -
yajanta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√yaj (verb class 1)

[present middle third plural]
tāmasā* -
tāmasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
janāḥ -
jana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

janā (noun, feminine)

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