Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.3.10.52 (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 3.3.10.52

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देवत्वं यानि सत्त्वेन रजसा च मनुष्यताम् ।
तिर्यक्त्वं तमसा जंतुर्वासनानुगतोवशः ॥ ५२ ॥

devatvaṃ yāni sattvena rajasā ca manuṣyatām |
tiryaktvaṃ tamasā jaṃturvāsanānugatovaśaḥ || 52 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.3.10.52 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 (3.3.10.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Devatva, Yani, Yat, Sattva, Rajas, Rajasa, Manushyata, Tiryaktva, Tamasa, Jantu, Vasana, Uksh, Atah, Vasha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.3.10.52). 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: “devatvaṃ yāni sattvena rajasā ca manuṣyatām ”
devatvam -
devatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yāni -
yānī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

√yā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first single]
sattvena -
sattva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sattva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
rajasā -
rajas (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rajas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

rajasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
manuṣyatām -
manuṣyatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “tiryaktvaṃ tamasā jaṃturvāsanānugatovaśaḥ ”
tiryaktvam -
tiryaktva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tamasā* -
tamasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tamasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jantur -
jantu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vāsanān -
vāsana (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ug -
ukṣ (noun, masculine)

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

ukṣ (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ato -
ataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vaśaḥ -
vaśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]