Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.40.222 (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 1.2.40.222

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विप्राणां कर्मदोषैश्च प्रजानां जायते क्षयः ।
उत्सीदंति क्षत्रविशो वर्धंते शूद्रविप्रकाः ॥ २२२ ॥

viprāṇāṃ karmadoṣaiśca prajānāṃ jāyate kṣayaḥ |
utsīdaṃti kṣatraviśo vardhaṃte śūdraviprakāḥ || 222 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.40.222 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 (1.2.40.222). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vipra, Karmadosha, Praja, Prajana, Jayat, Kshaya, Kshi, Kshatra, Visha, Vish, Shudra, Vipraka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.40.222). 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: “viprāṇāṃ karmadoṣaiśca prajānāṃ jāyate kṣayaḥ ”
viprāṇām -
vipra (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

vipra (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

viprā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
karmadoṣaiś -
karmadoṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prajānām -
praja (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

praja (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

prajā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

prajānā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
jāyate -
√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third single]
kṣayaḥ -
kṣaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kṣi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “utsīdaṃti kṣatraviśo vardhaṃte śūdraviprakāḥ ”
Cannot analyse utsīdanti*kṣ
kṣatra -
kṣatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
viśo* -
viśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

viś (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
vardhante -
√vṛdh (verb class 1)

[present middle third plural]
śūdra -
śūdra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
viprakāḥ -
vipraka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]