Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.2.5.111 (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 1.2.5.111

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एते ह्यष्टौ समुद्दिष्टा ब्राह्मणाः प्रथमं श्रुतौ ।
तेषां परः परः श्रेष्ठो विद्यावृत्तविशेषतः ॥ १११ ॥

ete hyaṣṭau samuddiṣṭā brāhmaṇāḥ prathamaṃ śrutau |
teṣāṃ paraḥ paraḥ śreṣṭho vidyāvṛttaviśeṣataḥ || 111 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.2.5.111 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:
Read online Buy now! The English translation by G. V. Tagare (2007)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.2.5.111). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Hyah, Samuddishta, Brahmana, Prathamam, Prathama, Shrut, Shruta, Shruti, Tad, Parah, Para, Shreshtha, Vidya, Avritta, Visheshatah, Visheshatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.2.5.111). 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: “ete hyaṣṭau samuddiṣṭā brāhmaṇāḥ prathamaṃ śrutau ”
ete -
eta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

eta (noun, neuter)

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

etā (noun, feminine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

eti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]
hyaṣ -
hyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

hyaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ṭau -
ṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ṭu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
samuddiṣṭā* -
samuddiṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

samuddiṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
brāhmaṇāḥ -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
prathamam -
prathamam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prathamam (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

prathamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

prathama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prathama (noun, neuter)

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

prathamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śrutau -
śrut (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

śrut (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

śruta (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

śruti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √śru class 5 verb]
Line 2: “teṣāṃ paraḥ paraḥ śreṣṭho vidyāvṛttaviśeṣataḥ ”
teṣām -
tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
paraḥ -
paraḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paraḥ -
paraḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śreṣṭho* -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vidyā -
vidya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vid -> vidya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]

√vid -> vidya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]

√vid -> vidya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]

vidyā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

avṛtta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
viśeṣataḥ -
viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]