Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.2.16.115 (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 7.2.16.115

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वर्जयेन्मदिरां द्यूतं नारीं नखनिकृन्तनम् ।
ब्रह्मचर्यपरैः शांतैः कर्त्तव्यं समुपोषणम् ॥ ११५ ॥

varjayenmadirāṃ dyūtaṃ nārīṃ nakhanikṛntanam |
brahmacaryaparaiḥ śāṃtaiḥ karttavyaṃ samupoṣaṇam || 115 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.2.16.115 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 (7.2.16.115). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varja, Madira, Dyuta, Nari, Nakhanikrintana, Brahmacarya, Para, Shanta, Karttavya, Uposhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.2.16.115). 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: “varjayenmadirāṃ dyūtaṃ nārīṃ nakhanikṛntanam ”
varjaye -
varjā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
īn -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
madirām -
madirā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
dyūtam -
dyūta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
nārīm -
nārī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
nakhanikṛntanam -
nakhanikṛntana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “brahmacaryaparaiḥ śāṃtaiḥ karttavyaṃ samupoṣaṇam ”
brahmacarya -
brahmacarya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paraiḥ -
para (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

para (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
śāntaiḥ -
śānta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śānta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)

[instrumental plural from √śam class 4 verb], [instrumental plural from √śam class 9 verb]

√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)

[instrumental plural from √śam class 4 verb], [instrumental plural from √śam class 9 verb]
karttavyam -
karttavya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

karttavya (noun, neuter)

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

karttavyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṛt -> karttavya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]

√kṛt -> karttavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛt class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
sam -
sa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
upoṣaṇam -
upoṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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