Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.2.26.31 (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 2.2.26.31

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अष्टदिक्पालकांशैस्तु ब्रह्मणा निर्मितो नृपः ।
न ह्यल्पपुण्यकृद्राजा प्रजापालनतत्पर ॥ ३१ ॥

aṣṭadikpālakāṃśaistu brahmaṇā nirmito nṛpaḥ |
na hyalpapuṇyakṛdrājā prajāpālanatatpara || 31 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.2.26.31 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 (2.2.26.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashtadikpalaka, Amsha, Brahmana, Nirmita, Nripa, Alpapunya, Krit, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Prajapalana, Tatpara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.2.26.31). 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: “aṣṭadikpālakāṃśaistu brahmaṇā nirmito nṛpaḥ ”
aṣṭadikpālakā -
aṣṭadikpālaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aṣṭadikpālaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
aṃśais -
aṃśa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
brahmaṇā* -
brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
nirmito* -
nirmita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nṛpaḥ -
nṛpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “na hyalpapuṇyakṛdrājā prajāpālanatatpara ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
alpapuṇya -
alpapuṇya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

alpapuṇya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṛd -
kṛt (noun, masculine)

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

kṛt (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
rājā -
rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

rājan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

rāj (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rāj (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
prajāpālana -
prajāpālana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tatpara -
tatpara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatpara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]