Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.278.56 (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 6.1.278.56

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शाकल्य उवाच ।
राजाऽदेशः सदा कार्यः पुरुषैर्देशवासिभिः ।
योगक्षेमविधानाय तथा लाभाय केवलम् ॥ ५६ ॥

śākalya uvāca |
rājā'deśaḥ sadā kāryaḥ puruṣairdeśavāsibhiḥ |
yogakṣemavidhānāya tathā lābhāya kevalam || 56 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.278.56 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 (6.1.278.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shakalya, Adesha, Sada, Sad, Kari, Karya, Purusha, Deshavasin, Yogakshema, Vidhana, Tatha, Labha, Kevalam, Kevala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.278.56). 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: “śākalya uvāca ”
śākalya* -
śākalya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
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: “rājā'deśaḥ sadā kāryaḥ puruṣairdeśavāsibhiḥ ”
rājā' -
adeśaḥ -
adeśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sadā -
sadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kāryaḥ -
kārī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kārya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
puruṣair -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

puruṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
deśavāsibhiḥ -
deśavāsin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

deśavāsin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 3: “yogakṣemavidhānāya tathā lābhāya kevalam ”
yogakṣema -
yogakṣema (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidhānāya -
vidhāna (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

vidhāna (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

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

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
lābhāya -
lābha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
kevalam -
kevalam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kevala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kevala (noun, neuter)

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

kevalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]