Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.15.51 (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 4.2.15.51

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ब्राह्मणा यदि नष्टाः स्युर्वेदा नष्टास्ततः स्वयम् ।
आम्नायेषु प्रणष्टेषु विनष्टाः शततंतवः ॥ ५१ ॥

brāhmaṇā yadi naṣṭāḥ syurvedā naṣṭāstataḥ svayam |
āmnāyeṣu praṇaṣṭeṣu vinaṣṭāḥ śatataṃtavaḥ || 51 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.15.51 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 (4.2.15.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmana, Yadi, Yad, Nashta, Veda, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Svayam, Amnaya, Prana, Vinashta, Shatatantu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.15.51). 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: “brāhmaṇā yadi naṣṭāḥ syurvedā naṣṭāstataḥ svayam ”
brāhmaṇā* -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
naṣṭāḥ -
naṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

naṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb]

√naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 1 verb]
syur -
√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third plural]
vedā* -
veda (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vedā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
naṣṭās -
naṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

naṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb]

√naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 1 verb]
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]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “āmnāyeṣu praṇaṣṭeṣu vinaṣṭāḥ śatataṃtavaḥ ”
āmnāyeṣu -
āmnāya (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
praṇaṣ -
praṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ṭeṣu -
ṭa (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

ṭa (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
vinaṣṭāḥ -
vinaṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vinaṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
śatatantavaḥ -
śatatantu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śatatantu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]