Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.5.15.12 (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 2.5.15.12

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हुतभुग्ब्राह्मणश्चैव वदनं मम मानद ।
ब्राह्मणाख्यं मुखं श्रेष्ठं न तथा हव्यवाहनः ॥ १२ ॥

hutabhugbrāhmaṇaścaiva vadanaṃ mama mānada |
brāhmaṇākhyaṃ mukhaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ na tathā havyavāhanaḥ || 12 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.5.15.12 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 (2.5.15.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hutabhuj, Brahmana, Vadana, Asmad, Manada, Mukha, Shreshtha, Tatha, Havyavahana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.5.15.12). 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: “hutabhugbrāhmaṇaścaiva vadanaṃ mama mānada ”
hutabhug -
hutabhuj (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
brāhmaṇaś -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
vadanam -
vadana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
mānada -
mānada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mānada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “brāhmaṇākhyaṃ mukhaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ na tathā havyavāhanaḥ ”
brāhmaṇā -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
akhyam -
√khyā (verb class 2)

[aorist active first single]
mukham -
mukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mukha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śreṣṭham -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)

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

śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

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

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
havyavāhanaḥ -
havyavāhana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]