Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.40.223 (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 1.2.40.223

शूद्रा विप्रैः सहासंते शयनासनभोजनैः ।
शूद्राश्च ब्राह्मणाचाराः शूद्राचाराश्च ब्राह्मणाः ॥ २२३ ॥

śūdrā vipraiḥ sahāsaṃte śayanāsanabhojanaiḥ |
śūdrāśca brāhmaṇācārāḥ śūdrācārāśca brāhmaṇāḥ || 223 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.40.223 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 (1.2.40.223). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shudra, Vipra, Saha, Sah, Santa, Santi, Shayanasana, Bhojana, Brahmanacara, Shudracara, Brahmana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.40.223). 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: “śūdrā vipraiḥ sahāsaṃte śayanāsanabhojanaiḥ
  • śūdrā* -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūdrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vipraiḥ -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sahā -
  • sahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sah (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sante -
  • santa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    santi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sam -> santa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sam class 1 verb]
    sam -> santa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sam class 1 verb], [locative single from √sam class 1 verb]
    sam -> santā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sam class 1 verb]
    santi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • śayanāsana -
  • śayanāsana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhojanaiḥ -
  • bhojana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhojana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “śūdrāśca brāhmaṇācārāḥ śūdrācārāśca brāhmaṇāḥ
  • śūdrāś -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūdrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • brāhmaṇācārāḥ -
  • brāhmaṇācāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śūdrācārāś -
  • śūdrācāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • brāhmaṇāḥ -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.2.40.223

Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 1.2.40.223 in Bengali sript:
শূদ্রা বিপ্রৈঃ সহাসংতে শযনাসনভোজনৈঃ ।
শূদ্রাশ্চ ব্রাহ্মণাচারাঃ শূদ্রাচারাশ্চ ব্রাহ্মণাঃ ॥ ২২৩ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 1.2.40.223 in Kannada sript:
ಶೂದ್ರಾ ವಿಪ್ರೈಃ ಸಹಾಸಂತೇ ಶಯನಾಸನಭೋಜನೈಃ ।
ಶೂದ್ರಾಶ್ಚ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಚಾರಾಃ ಶೂದ್ರಾಚಾರಾಶ್ಚ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಃ ॥ ೨೨೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.2.40.223 in Gujarati sript:
શૂદ્રા વિપ્રૈઃ સહાસંતે શયનાસનભોજનૈઃ ।
શૂદ્રાશ્ચ બ્રાહ્મણાચારાઃ શૂદ્રાચારાશ્ચ બ્રાહ્મણાઃ ॥ ૨૨૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 1.2.40.223 in Malayalam sript:
ശൂദ്രാ വിപ്രൈഃ സഹാസംതേ ശയനാസനഭോജനൈഃ ।
ശൂദ്രാശ്ച ബ്രാഹ്മണാചാരാഃ ശൂദ്രാചാരാശ്ച ബ്രാഹ്മണാഃ ॥ ൨൨൩ ॥

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