Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.9.6.20 (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 2.9.6.20

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प्रत्यक्षपशुमालभ्य यज्ञस्याचरणं तु यत् ।
धर्मः स विपरीतो वै युष्माकं सुरसत्तमाः ॥ २० ॥

pratyakṣapaśumālabhya yajñasyācaraṇaṃ tu yat |
dharmaḥ sa viparīto vai yuṣmākaṃ surasattamāḥ || 20 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.9.6.20 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 (2.9.6.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pratyaksha, Pashu, Alabhya, Yajna, Acarana, Yat, Yad, Dharma, Viparita, Yushmaka, Yushmad, Surasattama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.9.6.20). 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: “pratyakṣapaśumālabhya yajñasyācaraṇaṃ tu yat ”
pratyakṣa -
pratyakṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pratyakṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paśum -
paśu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ālabhya -
ālabhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ālabhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yajñasyā -
yajña (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
acaraṇam -
acaraṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

acaraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

acaraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “dharmaḥ sa viparīto vai yuṣmākaṃ surasattamāḥ ”
dharmaḥ -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
viparīto* -
viparīta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
yuṣmākam -
yuṣmāka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yuṣmāka (noun, neuter)

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

yuṣmākā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive plural]
surasattamāḥ -
surasattama (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]