Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.7.6.37 (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 2.7.6.37

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अवज्ञा साधुवृत्तानामिहाऽमुत्र च दुःखदा ।
सेवा वै महतां पुंसां पुमर्थानां हि कारणम् ॥ ३७ ॥

avajñā sādhuvṛttānāmihā'mutra ca duḥkhadā |
sevā vai mahatāṃ puṃsāṃ pumarthānāṃ hi kāraṇam || 37 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.7.6.37 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 (2.7.6.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avajna, Sadhuvritta, Amutra, Duhkha, Seva, Mahat, Mahata, Pums, Pumartha, Karana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.7.6.37). 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: “avajñā sādhuvṛttānāmihā'mutra ca duḥkhadā ”
avajñā -
avajñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sādhuvṛttān -
sādhuvṛtta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ā -
ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mihā' -
amutra -
amutra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dā -
dā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

dā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “sevā vai mahatāṃ puṃsāṃ pumarthānāṃ hi kāraṇam ”
sevā* -
sevā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
mahatām -
mahat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

mahatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√mah (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual]
puṃsām -
puṃs (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
pumarthānām -
pumartha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
kāraṇam -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]