Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.5.16 (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 6.1.5.16

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दानार्थं ब्राह्मणेंद्राणामसंख्याश्चापि धेनवः ।
तथैव वाजिनो दांता मदोन्मत्ता महागजाः ॥ १६ ॥

dānārthaṃ brāhmaṇeṃdrāṇāmasaṃkhyāścāpi dhenavaḥ |
tathaiva vājino dāṃtā madonmattā mahāgajāḥ || 16 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.5.16 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 (6.1.5.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Daman, Dana, Artha, Brahmana, Indra, Asankhya, Capin, Capi, Dhenu, Tatha, Vajin, Vajina, Vaji, Danta, Madonmatta, Mahagaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.5.16). 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: “dānārthaṃ brāhmaṇeṃdrāṇāmasaṃkhyāścāpi dhenavaḥ ”
dānā -
dāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dāman (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

dāman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√dān (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
brāhmaṇe -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

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

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
indrāṇām -
indra (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

indrā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
asaṅkhyāś -
asaṅkhya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

asaṅkhyā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

cāpin (noun, neuter)

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

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

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

cāpī (noun, neuter)

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

cāpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dhenavaḥ -
dhenu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dhenu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “tathaiva vājino dāṃtā madonmattā mahāgajāḥ ”
tathai -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
vājino* -
vājin (noun, masculine)

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

vājin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vājina (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vājī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
dāntā* -
dānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dāntā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
madonmattā* -
madonmatta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

madonmattā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]