Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.1.43.12 (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 5.1.43.12

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तेषां वै कदनं चक्रे नानोपायेन पापधीः ।
तस्मिन्पुरे दुष्टवासे ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः ॥ १२ ॥

teṣāṃ vai kadanaṃ cakre nānopāyena pāpadhīḥ |
tasminpure duṣṭavāse brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ || 12 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.1.43.12 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 (5.1.43.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Kadana, Cakra, Cakri, Nana, Upaya, Papadhi, Pur, Pura, Puri, Dushta, Vasi, Vasa, Brahmana, Vedaparaga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.1.43.12). 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: “teṣāṃ vai kadanaṃ cakre nānopāyena pāpadhīḥ ”
teṣām -
tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
kadanam -
kadana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
cakre -
cakra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

cakra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

cakrā (noun, feminine)

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

cakri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

cakri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
nāno -
nāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
upāyena -
upāya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
pāpadhīḥ -
pāpadhī (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pāpadhī (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
Line 2: “tasminpure duṣṭavāse brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ ”
tasmin -
tad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
pure -
pur (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

pura (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pura (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

purā (noun, feminine)

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

puri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√pur (verb class 6)

[present middle first single]
duṣṭa -
duṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

duṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vāse -
vāsi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

vāsi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

vāsa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vāsā (noun, feminine)

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

√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle second single]
brāhmaṇā* -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vedapāragāḥ -
vedapāraga (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]