Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.4.20.6 (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 1.4.20.6

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अथैतन्माहिषं शीर्षमपवित्र भयंकरम् ।
जगत्पवित्रचारित्रे त्यक्तुमर्हसि हस्ततः ॥ ६ ॥

athaitanmāhiṣaṃ śīrṣamapavitra bhayaṃkaram |
jagatpavitracāritre tyaktumarhasi hastataḥ || 6 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.4.20.6 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:
Read online Buy now! The English translation by G. V. Tagare (2007)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.4.20.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Etad, Mahisha, Shirsha, Apavitra, Bhayankara, Jagat, Pavitra, Caritra, Hasta, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.4.20.6). 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: “athaitanmāhiṣaṃ śīrṣamapavitra bhayaṃkaram ”
athai -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
etan -
etad (noun, masculine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
māhiṣam -
māhiṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

māhiṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śīrṣam -
śīrṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śīrṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

śīrṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

śīrṣan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
apavitra -
apavitra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

apavitra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhayaṅkaram -
bhayaṅkara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhayaṅkara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “jagatpavitracāritre tyaktumarhasi hastataḥ ”
jagat -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pavitra -
pavitra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pavitra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cāritre -
cāritra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

cāritra (noun, neuter)

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

cāritrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tyaktum -
√tyaj -> tyaktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √tyaj]
arhasi -
√arh (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
hasta -
hasta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hasta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]