Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.8.6.208 (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 2.8.6.208

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दत्त्वान्नं च यथाशक्त्या संतोष्य ब्राह्मणांस्ततः ।
वस्त्रादिभिरलंकारैः संपूज्य द्विजदंपती ॥ २०८ ॥

dattvānnaṃ ca yathāśaktyā saṃtoṣya brāhmaṇāṃstataḥ |
vastrādibhiralaṃkāraiḥ saṃpūjya dvijadaṃpatī || 208 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.8.6.208 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 (2.8.6.208). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dattva, Anna, Yatha, Ashakti, Santoshya, Brahmana, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vastra, Alankara, Sampujya, Dvija, Dampati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.8.6.208). 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: “dattvānnaṃ ca yathāśaktyā saṃtoṣya brāhmaṇāṃstataḥ ”
dattvā -
dattvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dā]

√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dā]

√dad -> dattvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dad]
annam -
anna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anna (noun, neuter)

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

annā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aśaktyā -
aśakti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
santoṣya -
santoṣya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

santoṣya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
brāhmaṇāṃs -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tataḥ -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
Line 2: “vastrādibhiralaṃkāraiḥ saṃpūjya dvijadaṃpatī ”
vastrād -
vastra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ibhir -
i (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
alaṅkāraiḥ -
alaṅkāra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

alaṅkāra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
sampūjya -
sampūjya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sampūjya (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

dvija (noun, neuter)

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

[compound]

dampatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

dampati (noun, masculine)

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

dampati (noun, feminine)

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