Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.2.18.269 (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 7.2.18.269

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धर्मात्मा यतदण्डो हि गंधर्वैर्गीयते मुहुः ।
ज्योतिश्चक्राक्षदंडः किं हरिणा निर्मितः स्वयम् ॥ २६९ ॥

dharmātmā yatadaṇḍo hi gaṃdharvairgīyate muhuḥ |
jyotiścakrākṣadaṃḍaḥ kiṃ hariṇā nirmitaḥ svayam || 269 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.2.18.269 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 (7.2.18.269). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dharmatman, Yata, Danda, Gandharva, Jyotishcakra, Aksha, Kim, Harina, Nirmita, Svayam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.2.18.269). 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: “dharmātmā yatadaṇḍo hi gaṃdharvairgīyate muhuḥ ”
dharmātmā -
dharmātman (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yata -
yata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √yam class 1 verb]

√yam -> yata (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √yam class 1 verb]
daṇḍo* -
daṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
gandharvair -
gandharva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
gīyate -
√gā (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√gā (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√gā (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√gā (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√gā (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]
Cannot analyse muhuḥ
Line 2: “jyotiścakrākṣadaṃḍaḥ kiṃ hariṇā nirmitaḥ svayam ”
jyotiścakrā -
jyotiścakra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ākṣa -
ākṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ākṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
daṇḍaḥ -
daṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
hariṇā* -
hariṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
nirmitaḥ -
nirmita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]