Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.9.20.32 (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 2.9.20.32

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शस्त्रेण जीवेत्क्षत्रं तु सर्वतो धर्मरक्षया ।
आपन्नो वैश्यवृत्त्यैव विप्ररूपेण वा चरेत् ॥ ३२ ॥

śastreṇa jīvetkṣatraṃ tu sarvato dharmarakṣayā |
āpanno vaiśyavṛttyaiva viprarūpeṇa vā caret || 32 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.9.20.32 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 (2.9.20.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shastra, Kshatra, Sarvatah, Sarvata, Dharmaraksha, Apanna, Vaishyavritti, Viprarupa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.9.20.32). 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: “śastreṇa jīvetkṣatraṃ tu sarvato dharmarakṣayā ”
śastreṇa -
śastra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

śastra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
jīvet -
√jīv (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
kṣatram -
kṣatra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
sarvato* -
sarvataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarvata (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

dharmarakṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yā -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “āpanno vaiśyavṛttyaiva viprarūpeṇa vā caret ”
āpanno* -
āpanna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vaiśyavṛttyai -
vaiśyavṛtti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
viprarūpeṇa -
viprarūpa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

viprarūpa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
caret -
√car (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]