Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.209.178 (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 5.3.209.178

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महापापानि चत्वारि चतुर्भिर्यान्ति संक्षयम् ।
सोऽश्वमेधस्य यज्ञस्य लभते फलमुत्तमम् ॥ १७८ ॥

mahāpāpāni catvāri caturbhiryānti saṃkṣayam |
so'śvamedhasya yajñasya labhate phalamuttamam || 178 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.209.178 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 (5.3.209.178). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mahapapa, Catu, Ari, Arin, Catus, Yantin, Yanti, Sankshaya, Sah, Ashvamedha, Yajna, Labhat, Phala, Uttamam, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.209.178). 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: “mahāpāpāni catvāri caturbhiryānti saṃkṣayam ”
mahāpāpāni -
mahāpāpa (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
catvā -
catu (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
ari -
ari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ari (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

arin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
caturbhir -
catus (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
yānti -
yāntin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāntin (noun, neuter)

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

yāntī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

yāntī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

yāntī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
saṅkṣayam -
saṅkṣaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “so'śvamedhasya yajñasya labhate phalamuttamam ”
so' -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

so (noun, feminine)

[compound]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aśvamedhasya -
aśvamedha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
yajñasya -
yajña (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
labhate -
√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]

√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]

√labh (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
phalam -
phala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

phala (noun, neuter)

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

phalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
uttamam -
uttamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uttama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uttama (noun, neuter)

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

uttamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]