Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.4.7.19 (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 2.4.7.19

धारणं पारणं चैव कुरु भक्त्या हि कार्तिके ।
विधवानां व्रतमिदं सधवानां तथैव च ॥ १९ ॥

dhāraṇaṃ pāraṇaṃ caiva kuru bhaktyā hi kārtike |
vidhavānāṃ vratamidaṃ sadhavānāṃ tathaiva ca || 19 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.4.7.19 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 (2.4.7.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dharana, Parana, Bhakti, Kartika, Vidhava, Vrata, Idam, Sadhava, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.4.7.19). 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: “dhāraṇaṃ pāraṇaṃ caiva kuru bhaktyā hi kārtike
  • dhāraṇam -
  • dhāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pāraṇam -
  • pāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • kuru -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhaktyā* -
  • bhakti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kārtike -
  • kārtika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kārtika (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “vidhavānāṃ vratamidaṃ sadhavānāṃ tathaiva ca
  • vidhavānām -
  • vidhavā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    vidhava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vidhava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • vratam -
  • vrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sadhavānām -
  • sadhavā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.4.7.19

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 2.4.7.19 in Bengali sript:
ধারণং পারণং চৈব কুরু ভক্ত্যা হি কার্তিকে ।
বিধবানাং ব্রতমিদং সধবানাং তথৈব চ ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 2.4.7.19 in Kannada sript:
ಧಾರಣಂ ಪಾರಣಂ ಚೈವ ಕುರು ಭಕ್ತ್ಯಾ ಹಿ ಕಾರ್ತಿಕೇ ।
ವಿಧವಾನಾಂ ವ್ರತಮಿದಂ ಸಧವಾನಾಂ ತಥೈವ ಚ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.4.7.19 in Gujarati sript:
ધારણં પારણં ચૈવ કુરુ ભક્ત્યા હિ કાર્તિકે ।
વિધવાનાં વ્રતમિદં સધવાનાં તથૈવ ચ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 2.4.7.19 in Malayalam sript:
ധാരണം പാരണം ചൈവ കുരു ഭക്ത്യാ ഹി കാര്തികേ ।
വിധവാനാം വ്രതമിദം സധവാനാം തഥൈവ ച ॥ ൧൯ ॥

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