Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.269.5 (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 6.1.269.5

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सूत उवाच ।
इंद्रेण स्थापितः पूर्वमेष देवो द्विजोत्तमाः ।
कपालेश्वसंज्ञस्तु ब्रह्महत्या विमुक्तये ॥ ५ ॥

sūta uvāca |
iṃdreṇa sthāpitaḥ pūrvameṣa devo dvijottamāḥ |
kapāleśvasaṃjñastu brahmahatyā vimuktaye || 5 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.269.5 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 (6.1.269.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suta, Indra, Sthapita, Purvam, Purva, Esha, Deva, Devri, Dvijottama, Kapala, Kapali, Shvasat, Shvasa, Jna, Brahmahatya, Vimukti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.269.5). 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: “sūta uvāca ”
sūta* -
sūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “iṃdreṇa sthāpitaḥ pūrvameṣa devo dvijottamāḥ ”
indreṇa -
indra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
sthāpitaḥ -
sthāpita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthāpita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sthā]
pūrvam -
pūrvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative 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]
devo* -
deva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

devṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
dvijottamāḥ -
dvijottama (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 3: “kapāleśvasaṃjñastu brahmahatyā vimuktaye ”
kapāle -
kapāla (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kapāla (noun, neuter)

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

kapāli (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

kapālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
śvasañ -
śvasā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

śvasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śvasa (noun, neuter)

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

√śvas -> śvasat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śvas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śvas class 2 verb]
jñas -
jña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
brahmahatyā* -
brahmahatyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

brahmahatya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
vimuktaye -
vimukti (noun, feminine)

[dative single]