Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.63.37 (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 1.2.63.37

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अहिंसा परमो धर्मस्तदग्निर्ज्वाल्यते कुतः ।
हूयमाने यतो वह्नौ सूक्ष्मजीववधो महान् ॥ ३७ ॥

ahiṃsā paramo dharmastadagnirjvālyate kutaḥ |
hūyamāne yato vahnau sūkṣmajīvavadho mahān || 37 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.63.37 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 (1.2.63.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahimsa, Parama, Dharma, Tad, Tat, Agni, Kutah, Kuta, Huyamana, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Vahni, Sukshma, Jivavadha, Maha, Mahat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.63.37). 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: “ahiṃsā paramo dharmastadagnirjvālyate kutaḥ ”
ahiṃsā -
ahiṃsā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
paramo* -
parama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dharmas -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
agnir -
agni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jvālyate -
√jval (verb class 0)

[present passive third single]
kutaḥ -
kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kutaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “hūyamāne yato vahnau sūkṣmajīvavadho mahān ”
hūyamāne -
√hu -> hūyamāna (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √hu class 3 verb]

√hu -> hūyamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √hu class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √hu class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √hu class 3 verb], [locative single from √hu class 3 verb]

√hu -> hūyamānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √hu class 3 verb], [vocative single from √hu class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √hu class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √hu class 3 verb]

√hū -> hūyamāna (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √hū class 1 verb]

√hū -> hūyamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √hū class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √hū class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √hū class 1 verb], [locative single from √hū class 1 verb]

√hū -> hūyamānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √hū class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hū class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √hū class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √hū class 1 verb]
yato* -
yataḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yat (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]

√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
vahnau -
vahni (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
sūkṣma -
sūkṣma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sūkṣma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jīvavadho* -
jīvavadha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahān -
maha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

mahat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]