Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.238.21 (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 6.1.238.21

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काम एष महाशत्रुस्तमेकं निर्जयेद्दृढम् ।
जितकामा महात्मानस्तैर्जितं निखिलं जगत् ॥ २१ ॥

kāma eṣa mahāśatrustamekaṃ nirjayeddṛḍham |
jitakāmā mahātmānastairjitaṃ nikhilaṃ jagat || 21 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.238.21 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 (6.1.238.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kama, Esha, Mah, Maha, Ashatru, Tama, Tami, Kah, Nih, Dridha, Jita, Mahatman, Tad, Jit, Nikhila, Jagat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.238.21). 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: “kāma eṣa mahāśatrustamekaṃ nirjayeddṛḍham ”
kāma* -
kāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eṣa -
eṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
mahā -
maha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

maha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mah (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mahā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mah (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
aśatrus -
aśatru (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

aśatru (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tame -
tama (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tama (noun, neuter)

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

tamā (noun, feminine)

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

tami (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
nir -
niḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

niḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nis (Preverb)

[Preverb]
jayed -
√ji (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
dṛḍham -
dṛḍha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛḍha (noun, neuter)

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

dṛḍhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “jitakāmā mahātmānastairjitaṃ nikhilaṃ jagat ”
jita -
jita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ji -> jita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]

√ji -> jita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]
kāmā* -
kāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kāmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mahātmānas -
mahātman (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
tair -
ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
jitam -
jita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jita (noun, neuter)

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

jitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

jit (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√ji -> jita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 9 verb]

√ji -> jita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ji class 9 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 9 verb]
nikhilam -
nikhila (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nikhila (noun, neuter)

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

nikhilā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jagat -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

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