Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.1.17.129 (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 7.1.17.129

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पुष्पाणां प्रवरा जाती धूपानां विजयः परः ।
गन्धानां कुंकुमं श्रेष्ठं लेपानां रक्तचंदनम् ॥ १२९ ॥

puṣpāṇāṃ pravarā jātī dhūpānāṃ vijayaḥ paraḥ |
gandhānāṃ kuṃkumaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ lepānāṃ raktacaṃdanam || 129 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.1.17.129 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 (7.1.17.129). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pushpa, Pravara, Jati, Dhupa, Vijaya, Parah, Para, Gandha, Kunkuma, Shreshtha, Lepa, Raktacandana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.1.17.129). 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: “puṣpāṇāṃ pravarā jātī dhūpānāṃ vijayaḥ paraḥ ”
puṣpāṇām -
puṣpa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

puṣpa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

puṣpā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
pravarā* -
pravara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

pravarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jātī -
jātī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

jāti (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
dhūpānām -
dhūpa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

dhūpā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
vijayaḥ -
vijaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paraḥ -
paraḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “gandhānāṃ kuṃkumaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ lepānāṃ raktacaṃdanam ”
gandhānām -
gandha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

gandha (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

gandhā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
kuṅkumam -
kuṅkuma (noun, neuter)

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

kuṅkumā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

kuṅkuma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
śreṣṭham -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)

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

śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
lepānām -
lepa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
raktacandanam -
raktacandana (noun, neuter)

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