Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.52.29 (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 6.1.52.29

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गीतं वा यदि वा नृत्यं तत्पुरः कुरुते नरः ।
स सर्वेषां भजेच्छ्रेयो मखानां नात्र संशयः ॥ २९ ॥

gītaṃ vā yadi vā nṛtyaṃ tatpuraḥ kurute naraḥ |
sa sarveṣāṃ bhajecchreyo makhānāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ || 29 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.52.29 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 (6.1.52.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gita, Var, Yadi, Yad, Nritya, Tat, Tad, Purah, Pur, Pura, Kuruta, Nara, Nri, Sarva, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Makha, Samshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.52.29). 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: “gītaṃ vā yadi vā nṛtyaṃ tatpuraḥ kurute naraḥ ”
gītam -
gīta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gīta (noun, neuter)

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

gītā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nṛtyam -
nṛtya (noun, neuter)

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

√nṛt -> nṛtya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]

√nṛt -> nṛtya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
puraḥ -
puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

puraḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

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

pura (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kurute -
kurutā (noun, feminine)

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

kuruta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kuruta (noun, neuter)

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

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present middle third single]
naraḥ -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “sa sarveṣāṃ bhajecchreyo makhānāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sarveṣām -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
bhajecch -
√bhaj (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
śreyo* -
śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śreyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śreyas (noun, neuter)

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

√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]

√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]

√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
makhānām -
makha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

makha (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

makhā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
nāt -
na (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ra -
ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃśayaḥ -
saṃśaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]