Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.11.1 (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 1.1.11.1

महेश्वर उवाच ।
प्रतिपक्षे चतुर्थ्यां तु पूजनीयो गणाधिपः ।
स्नात्वा शुक्लतिलैः शुद्धैः शुक्लपक्षे सदा नृभिः ॥ १ ॥

maheśvara uvāca |
pratipakṣe caturthyāṃ tu pūjanīyo gaṇādhipaḥ |
snātvā śuklatilaiḥ śuddhaiḥ śuklapakṣe sadā nṛbhiḥ || 1 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.11.1 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 (1.1.11.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maheshvara, Pratipaksha, Caturthi, Pujaniya, Ganadhipa, Snatva, Shukla, Tila, Shuddha, Shuklapaksha, Sada, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.11.1). 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: “maheśvara uvāca
  • maheśvara* -
  • maheśvara (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: “pratipakṣe caturthyāṃ tu pūjanīyo gaṇādhipaḥ
  • pratipakṣe -
  • pratipakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • caturthyām -
  • caturthī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pūjanīyo* -
  • pūjanīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pūj -> pūjanīya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pūj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
  • gaṇādhipaḥ -
  • gaṇādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “snātvā śuklatilaiḥ śuddhaiḥ śuklapakṣe sadā nṛbhiḥ
  • snātvā -
  • snātvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    snā -> snātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √snā]
    snā -> snātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √snā]
    snātvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śukla -
  • śukla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śukla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tilaiḥ -
  • tila (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śuddhaiḥ -
  • śuddha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śuddha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • śuklapakṣe -
  • śuklapakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nṛbhiḥ -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.1.11.1

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 1.1.11.1 in Bengali sript:
মহেশ্বর উবাচ ।
প্রতিপক্ষে চতুর্থ্যাং তু পূজনীযো গণাধিপঃ ।
স্নাত্বা শুক্লতিলৈঃ শুদ্ধৈঃ শুক্লপক্ষে সদা নৃভিঃ ॥ 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 1.1.11.1 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹೇಶ್ವರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಪ್ರತಿಪಕ್ಷೇ ಚತುರ್ಥ್ಯಾಂ ತು ಪೂಜನೀಯೋ ಗಣಾಧಿಪಃ ।
ಸ್ನಾತ್ವಾ ಶುಕ್ಲತಿಲೈಃ ಶುದ್ಧೈಃ ಶುಕ್ಲಪಕ್ಷೇ ಸದಾ ನೃಭಿಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.1.11.1 in Gujarati sript:
મહેશ્વર ઉવાચ ।
પ્રતિપક્ષે ચતુર્થ્યાં તુ પૂજનીયો ગણાધિપઃ ।
સ્નાત્વા શુક્લતિલૈઃ શુદ્ધૈઃ શુક્લપક્ષે સદા નૃભિઃ ॥ 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 1.1.11.1 in Malayalam sript:
മഹേശ്വര ഉവാച ।
പ്രതിപക്ഷേ ചതുര്ഥ്യാം തു പൂജനീയോ ഗണാധിപഃ ।
സ്നാത്വാ ശുക്ലതിലൈഃ ശുദ്ധൈഃ ശുക്ലപക്ഷേ സദാ നൃഭിഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

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