Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.5.14.1 (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 2.5.14.1

श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
ततः प्रभाते द्वादश्यां कार्यो मत्स्योत्सवो बुधैः ।
मार्गशीर्षे शुक्लपक्षे यथाविध्युपचारतः ॥ १ ॥

śrībhagavānuvāca |
tataḥ prabhāte dvādaśyāṃ kāryo matsyotsavo budhaiḥ |
mārgaśīrṣe śuklapakṣe yathāvidhyupacārataḥ || 1 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.5.14.1 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 (2.5.14.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Bhagavat, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Prabhata, Dvadashi, Kari, Karya, Matsyotsava, Budha, Margashirsha, Shuklapaksha, Yathavidhi, Upacarata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.5.14.1). 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: “śrībhagavānuvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “tataḥ prabhāte dvādaśyāṃ kāryo matsyotsavo budhaiḥ
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • prabhāte -
  • prabhāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prabhāta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prabhātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dvādaśyām -
  • dvādaśī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • kāryo* -
  • kārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • matsyotsavo* -
  • matsyotsava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • budhaiḥ -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    budha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 3: “mārgaśīrṣe śuklapakṣe yathāvidhyupacārataḥ
  • mārgaśīrṣe -
  • mārgaśīrṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mārgaśīrṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śuklapakṣe -
  • śuklapakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • yathāvidhyu -
  • yathāvidhi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • upacārataḥ -
  • upacārata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.5.14.1

Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 2.5.14.1 in Bengali sript:
শ্রীভগবানুবাচ ।
ততঃ প্রভাতে দ্বাদশ্যাং কার্যো মত্স্যোত্সবো বুধৈঃ ।
মার্গশীর্ষে শুক্লপক্ষে যথাবিধ্যুপচারতঃ ॥ ১ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 2.5.14.1 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೀಭಗವಾನುವಾಚ ।
ತತಃ ಪ್ರಭಾತೇ ದ್ವಾದಶ್ಯಾಂ ಕಾರ್ಯೋ ಮತ್ಸ್ಯೋತ್ಸವೋ ಬುಧೈಃ ।
ಮಾರ್ಗಶೀರ್ಷೇ ಶುಕ್ಲಪಕ್ಷೇ ಯಥಾವಿಧ್ಯುಪಚಾರತಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.5.14.1 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીભગવાનુવાચ ।
તતઃ પ્રભાતે દ્વાદશ્યાં કાર્યો મત્સ્યોત્સવો બુધૈઃ ।
માર્ગશીર્ષે શુક્લપક્ષે યથાવિધ્યુપચારતઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 2.5.14.1 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രീഭഗവാനുവാച ।
തതഃ പ്രഭാതേ ദ്വാദശ്യാം കാര്യോ മത്സ്യോത്സവോ ബുധൈഃ ।
മാര്ഗശീര്ഷേ ശുക്ലപക്ഷേ യഥാവിധ്യുപചാരതഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

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