Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.171.18 (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 5.3.171.18

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माण्डव्य उवाच ।
अदत्तदाना जायन्ते परभाग्योपजीविनः ।
न स्नानं न जपो होमो नातिथ्यं न सुरार्चनम् ॥ १८ ॥

māṇḍavya uvāca |
adattadānā jāyante parabhāgyopajīvinaḥ |
na snānaṃ na japo homo nātithyaṃ na surārcanam || 18 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.171.18 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 (5.3.171.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mandavi, Mandavya, Adattadana, Jayanta, Parabhagyopajivin, Snana, Japa, Homa, Nri, Atithya, Surarcana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.171.18). 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: “māṇḍavya uvāca ”
māṇḍavya* -
māṇḍavī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

māṇḍavya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “adattadānā jāyante parabhāgyopajīvinaḥ ”
adattadānā* -
adattadāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
jāyante -
jāyanta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third plural]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third plural]
parabhāgyopajīvinaḥ -
parabhāgyopajīvin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

parabhāgyopajīvin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 3: “na snānaṃ na japo homo nātithyaṃ na surārcanam ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
snānam -
snāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
japo* -
japa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
homo* -
homa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
atithyam -
atithya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

atithya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
surārcanam -
surārcana (noun, neuter)

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