Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.40.226 (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 1.2.40.226

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अक्षत्रियास्तु राजानो विप्राः शूद्रोषजीविनः ।
शूद्रा विवादिनः सर्वे ब्राह्मणैरभिनंदिताः ॥ २२६ ॥

akṣatriyāstu rājāno viprāḥ śūdroṣajīvinaḥ |
śūdrā vivādinaḥ sarve brāhmaṇairabhinaṃditāḥ || 226 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.40.226 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 (1.2.40.226). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aksha, Tri, Rajan, Rajana, Vipra, Shudra, Usha, Jivin, Vivadin, Vivadi, Sarva, Brahmana, Abhinandita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.40.226). 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: “akṣatriyāstu rājāno viprāḥ śūdroṣajīvinaḥ ”
akṣa -
akṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

akṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√akṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
tri -
tṛ (noun, neuter)

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

tri (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
iyās -
ī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√i (verb class 2)

[optative active second single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
rājāno* -
rājan (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rājāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
viprāḥ -
vipra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

viprā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
śūdro -
śūdra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śūdrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
uṣa -
uṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

uṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jīvinaḥ -
jīvin (noun, masculine)

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

jīvin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “śūdrā vivādinaḥ sarve brāhmaṇairabhinaṃditāḥ ”
śūdrā* -
śūdra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śūdrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vivādinaḥ -
vivādin (noun, masculine)

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

vivādin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vivādī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
sarve -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

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

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
brāhmaṇair -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
abhinanditāḥ -
abhinandita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

abhinanditā (noun, feminine)

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