Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.4.7.23 (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 2.4.7.23

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पितृवित्तक्षयकरो वंशच्छेदे कुठारकः ।
कदाचित्तेन विधवे द्यूते पितृधनं महत् ॥ २३ ॥

pitṛvittakṣayakaro vaṃśacchede kuṭhārakaḥ |
kadācittena vidhave dyūte pitṛdhanaṃ mahat || 23 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.4.7.23 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 (2.4.7.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pitrivitta, Kshayakara, Vamshacchedi, Kutharaka, Kadacit, Tad, Tena, Vidhava, Vidhu, Dyuta, Dhana, Mahat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.4.7.23). 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: “pitṛvittakṣayakaro vaṃśacchede kuṭhārakaḥ ”
pitṛvitta -
pitṛvitta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pitṛvitta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṣayakaro* -
kṣayakara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vaṃśacchede -
vaṃśacchedi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

vaṃśacchedi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
kuṭhārakaḥ -
kuṭhāraka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kadācittena vidhave dyūte pitṛdhanaṃ mahat ”
kadācit -
kadācit (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]
tena -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
vidhave -
vidhavā (noun, feminine)

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

vidhu (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

vidhu (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

vidhava (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vidhava (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
dyūte -
dyūta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
pitṛ -
pitṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
dhanam -
dhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mahat -
atimahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mahat (noun, neuter)

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