Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.4.5.15 (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 2.4.5.15

उपवासे नवम्यां च षष्ठ्यां श्राद्धदिने रवौ ।
ग्रहणे प्रतिपद्दर्शे न कुर्याद्दंतधावनम् ।
कुर्याद्द्वादशगंडूषाननुक्ते दंतधावने ॥ १५ ॥

upavāse navamyāṃ ca ṣaṣṭhyāṃ śrāddhadine ravau |
grahaṇe pratipaddarśe na kuryāddaṃtadhāvanam |
kuryāddvādaśagaṃḍūṣānanukte daṃtadhāvane || 15 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.4.5.15 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 (2.4.5.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Upavasa, Navami, Shashthi, Shraddhadina, Rava, Ravi, Grahana, Grahani, Pratipad, Darsha, Dantadhavana, Dvadasha, Dvadashan, Gandusha, Anukta, Anukti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.4.5.15). 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: “upavāse navamyāṃ ca ṣaṣṭhyāṃ śrāddhadine ravau
  • upavāse -
  • upavāsa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • navamyām -
  • navamī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṣaṣṭhyām -
  • ṣaṣṭhī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • śrāddhadine -
  • śrāddhadina (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ravau -
  • rava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ravi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “grahaṇe pratipaddarśe na kuryāddaṃtadhāvanam
  • grahaṇe -
  • grahaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    grahaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    grahaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    grahaṇi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • pratipad -
  • pratipad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pratipad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • darśe -
  • darśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    darśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    darśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuryād -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • dantadhāvanam -
  • dantadhāvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dantadhāvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “kuryāddvādaśagaṃḍūṣānanukte daṃtadhāvane
  • kuryād -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • dvādaśa -
  • dvādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dvādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gaṇḍūṣān -
  • gaṇḍūṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • anukte -
  • anukta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anukta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anukti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • dantadhāvane -
  • dantadhāvana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dantadhāvana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.4.5.15

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 2.4.5.15 in Bengali sript:
উপবাসে নবম্যাং চ ষষ্ঠ্যাং শ্রাদ্ধদিনে রবৌ ।
গ্রহণে প্রতিপদ্দর্শে ন কুর্যাদ্দংতধাবনম্ ।
কুর্যাদ্দ্বাদশগংডূষাননুক্তে দংতধাবনে ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 2.4.5.15 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪವಾಸೇ ನವಮ್ಯಾಂ ಚ ಷಷ್ಠ್ಯಾಂ ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧದಿನೇ ರವೌ ।
ಗ್ರಹಣೇ ಪ್ರತಿಪದ್ದರ್ಶೇ ನ ಕುರ್ಯಾದ್ದಂತಧಾವನಮ್ ।
ಕುರ್ಯಾದ್ದ್ವಾದಶಗಂಡೂಷಾನನುಕ್ತೇ ದಂತಧಾವನೇ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.4.5.15 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપવાસે નવમ્યાં ચ ષષ્ઠ્યાં શ્રાદ્ધદિને રવૌ ।
ગ્રહણે પ્રતિપદ્દર્શે ન કુર્યાદ્દંતધાવનમ્ ।
કુર્યાદ્દ્વાદશગંડૂષાનનુક્તે દંતધાવને ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 2.4.5.15 in Malayalam sript:
ഉപവാസേ നവമ്യാം ച ഷഷ്ഠ്യാം ശ്രാദ്ധദിനേ രവൌ ।
ഗ്രഹണേ പ്രതിപദ്ദര്ശേ ന കുര്യാദ്ദംതധാവനമ് ।
കുര്യാദ്ദ്വാദശഗംഡൂഷാനനുക്തേ ദംതധാവനേ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

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