Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.4.12.15 (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 2.4.12.15

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ब्रह्मा तमसृजत्पूर्वं तत्पश्चाच्चाऽसृजत्प्रजाः ।
देवदानवगन्धर्वयक्षराक्षसपन्नगान् ॥ १५ ॥

brahmā tamasṛjatpūrvaṃ tatpaścāccā'sṛjatprajāḥ |
devadānavagandharvayakṣarākṣasapannagān || 15 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.4.12.15 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 (2.4.12.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Tama, Srijat, Purvam, Purva, Tat, Tad, Pashcat, Pashca, Praja, Prajas, Devadanava, Gandharva, Yaksharakshasa, Pannaga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.4.12.15). 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: “brahmā tamasṛjatpūrvaṃ tatpaścāccā'sṛjatprajāḥ ”
brahmā -
brahmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tama -
tama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sṛjat -
√sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
pūrvam -
pūrvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
paścāc -
paścāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

paśca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

paśca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
cā' -
asṛjat -
√sṛj (verb class 6)

[imperfect active third single]
prajāḥ -
praja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prajā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

prajas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “devadānavagandharvayakṣarākṣasapannagān ”
devadānava -
devadānava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

devadānava (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

yakṣarākṣasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pannagān -
pannaga (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]