Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.2.36.72 (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 3.2.36.72

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जंतुपीडाकरा नैव सा हिंसा सुखदायिनी ।
परोपकारः पुण्याय पापाय परपीडनम् ॥ ७२ ॥

jaṃtupīḍākarā naiva sā hiṃsā sukhadāyinī |
paropakāraḥ puṇyāya pāpāya parapīḍanam || 72 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.2.36.72 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:
Read online Buy now! The English translation by G. V. Tagare (2007)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.2.36.72). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pidakara, Naiva, Hims, Himsa, Sukhadayi, Paropakara, Punya, Papa, Para, Pidana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.2.36.72). 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: “jaṃtupīḍākarā naiva sā hiṃsā sukhadāyinī ”
jantu -
jantu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√jan (verb class 2)

[imperative active third single]
pīḍākarā* -
pīḍākara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

pīḍākarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
naiva -
naiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sā* -
so (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
hiṃsā -
hiṃs (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

hiṃsā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sukhadāyinī -
sukhadāyī (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “paropakāraḥ puṇyāya pāpāya parapīḍanam ”
paropakāraḥ -
paropakāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
puṇyāya -
puṇya (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

puṇya (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
pāpāya -
pāpa (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

pāpa (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
para -
para (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

para (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
pīḍanam -
pīḍana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pīḍana (noun, neuter)

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

pīḍanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]