Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.4.1.15 (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 1.4.1.15

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जातानां वर्णसांकर्य्ये तैरश्ची योनिमीयुषाम् ।
स्थावराणामपि श्रेयो यत्र तत्क्षेत्रमुच्यताम् ॥ १५ ॥

jātānāṃ varṇasāṃkaryye tairaścī yonimīyuṣām |
sthāvarāṇāmapi śreyo yatra tatkṣetramucyatām || 15 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.4.1.15 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 (1.4.1.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jata, Yah, Nimi, Iyivas, Sthavara, Api, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Yatra, Tat, Tad, Kshetra, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.4.1.15). 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: “jātānāṃ varṇasāṃkaryye tairaścī yonimīyuṣām ”
jātānām -
jāta (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

jāta (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

jātā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive plural from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive plural from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)

[genitive plural from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive plural from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √jan class 4 verb]
Cannot analyse varṇasāṅkaryye*ta
Cannot analyse tairaścī*yo
yo -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nimī -
nimi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
īyuṣām -
īyivas (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

īyivas (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “sthāvarāṇāmapi śreyo yatra tatkṣetramucyatām ”
sthāvarāṇām -
sthāvara (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sthāvara (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sthāvarā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
śreyo* -
śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śreyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śreyas (noun, neuter)

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

√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]

√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]

√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
yatra -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kṣetram -
kṣetra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ucyatām -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc (verb class 4)

[imperative active third dual]

√vac (verb class 2)

[imperative passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[imperative passive third single]