Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.2.74.3 (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 5.2.74.3

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न मनुष्यैर्विना देवाः समर्था लोकधारणे ।
दानेज्याजपतोदेवा भजंते पुष्टिमुत्तमाम् ॥ ३ ॥

na manuṣyairvinā devāḥ samarthā lokadhāraṇe |
dānejyājapatodevā bhajaṃte puṣṭimuttamām || 3 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.2.74.3 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 (5.2.74.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Manushya, Vina, Deva, Samartha, Loka, Dharana, Dharani, Daman, Dana, Ijya, Pushti, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.2.74.3). 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: “na manuṣyairvinā devāḥ samarthā lokadhāraṇe ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
manuṣyair -
manuṣya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

manuṣya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
vinā* -
vina (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
devāḥ -
deva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

devā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
samarthā* -
samartha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

samarthā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
dhāraṇe -
dhāraṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dhāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

dhāraṇā (noun, feminine)

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

dhāraṇi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “dānejyājapatodevā bhajaṃte puṣṭimuttamām ”
dāne -
dāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

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

dāman (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

dāman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√dān (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
ijyā -
ijya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ijya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yaj -> ijya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yaj]

ijyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ajapato -
√jap (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second plural]
udevā -
bhajante -
√bhaj (verb class 1)

[present middle third plural]
puṣṭim -
puṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
uttamām -
uttamā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]