Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.29.218 (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 6.1.29.218

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अहिंसा परमो धर्मः सर्ववेदे प्रकीर्तितः ।
ब्राह्मणस्य विशेषेण तस्मात्सर्पवधं त्यज ॥ २१८ ॥

ahiṃsā paramo dharmaḥ sarvavede prakīrtitaḥ |
brāhmaṇasya viśeṣeṇa tasmātsarpavadhaṃ tyaja || 218 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.29.218 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 (6.1.29.218). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahimsa, Parama, Dharma, Sarvaveda, Prakirtita, Brahmana, Vishesha, Tasmat, Tad, Sarpa, Vadha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.29.218). 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: “ahiṃsā paramo dharmaḥ sarvavede prakīrtitaḥ ”
ahiṃsā -
ahiṃsā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
paramo* -
parama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dharmaḥ -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sarvavede -
sarvaveda (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sarvaveda (noun, neuter)

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

sarvavedā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
prakīrtitaḥ -
prakīrtita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “brāhmaṇasya viśeṣeṇa tasmātsarpavadhaṃ tyaja ”
brāhmaṇasya -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
viśeṣeṇa -
viśeṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

viśeṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tasmāt -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
sarpa -
sarpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sṛp (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vadham -
vadha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vadhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tyaja -
√tyaj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]