Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.2.60.8 (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 5.2.60.8

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कथं मां वेत्सि चंडालं यायावरकुलोद्भवम् ।
केन जातोस्मि चंडालो ब्राह्मण्यं येन मे गतम् ॥ ८ ॥

kathaṃ māṃ vetsi caṃḍālaṃ yāyāvarakulodbhavam |
kena jātosmi caṃḍālo brāhmaṇyaṃ yena me gatam || 8 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.2.60.8 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 (5.2.60.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Katham, Katha, Asmad, Candala, Yayavara, Kulodbhava, Kena, Kah, Kim, Brahmanya, Yena, Yah, Yat, Gata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.2.60.8). 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: “kathaṃ māṃ vetsi caṃḍālaṃ yāyāvarakulodbhavam ”
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mām -
mā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
vetsi -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
caṇḍālam -
caṇḍāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

caṇḍālā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yāyāvara -
yāyāvara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yāyāvara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kulodbhavam -
kulodbhava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kulodbhava (noun, neuter)

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

kulodbhavā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “kena jātosmi caṃḍālo brāhmaṇyaṃ yena me gatam ”
kena -
kena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
Cannot analyse jātosmi*ca
caṇḍālo* -
caṇḍāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
brāhmaṇyam -
brāhmaṇya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

brāhmaṇya (noun, neuter)

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

brāhmaṇyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yena -
yena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
gatam -
gat (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

gata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gata (noun, neuter)

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

gatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]