Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.2.6.78 (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 3.2.6.78

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द्विजशुश्रूषणं धर्म्मः शूद्राणां हि परो मतः ।
कण्डूयनं हि शिरसः पाणिभ्यां न शुभं मतम् ॥ ७८ ॥

dvijaśuśrūṣaṇaṃ dharmmaḥ śūdrāṇāṃ hi paro mataḥ |
kaṇḍūyanaṃ hi śirasaḥ pāṇibhyāṃ na śubhaṃ matam || 78 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.2.6.78 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 (3.2.6.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvija, Shushrushana, Shudra, Parah, Para, Mata, Kanduyana, Shiras, Pani, Panin, Shubha, Shubh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.2.6.78). 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: “dvijaśuśrūṣaṇaṃ dharmmaḥ śūdrāṇāṃ hi paro mataḥ ”
dvija -
dvija (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvija (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śuśrūṣaṇam -
śuśrūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Cannot analyse dharmmaḥ*śū
śūdrāṇām -
śūdra (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

śūdrā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
paro* -
paraḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mataḥ -
mata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√man -> mata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
Line 2: “kaṇḍūyanaṃ hi śirasaḥ pāṇibhyāṃ na śubhaṃ matam ”
kaṇḍūyanam -
kaṇḍūyana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
śirasaḥ -
śiras (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
pāṇibhyām -
pāṇi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

pāṇin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

pāṇin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

pāṇī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śubham -
śubha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śubha (noun, neuter)

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

śubhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

śubh (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
matam -
mata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mata (noun, neuter)

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

matā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√man -> mata (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]

√man -> mata (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]