Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.8.8.101 (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 2.8.8.101

प्रथमेऽहनि कर्त्तव्य उपवासो यतात्मभिः ।
नियमेन ततः स्नानं दानं चैव स्वशक्तितः ॥ १०१ ॥

prathame'hani karttavya upavāso yatātmabhiḥ |
niyamena tataḥ snānaṃ dānaṃ caiva svaśaktitaḥ || 101 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.8.8.101 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 (2.8.8.101). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prathama, Ahan, Karttavya, Upavasa, Yatatman, Niyama, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Snana, Dana, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.8.8.101). 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: “prathame'hani karttavya upavāso yatātmabhiḥ
  • prathame' -
  • prathama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    prathama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prathamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ahani -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • karttavya* -
  • karttavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛt -> karttavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
  • upavāso* -
  • upavāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yatātmabhiḥ -
  • yatātman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yatātman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “niyamena tataḥ snānaṃ dānaṃ caiva svaśaktitaḥ
  • niyamena -
  • niyama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • 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]
  • snānam -
  • snāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • svaśakti -
  • svaśakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.8.8.101

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 2.8.8.101 in Bengali sript:
প্রথমেঽহনি কর্ত্তব্য উপবাসো যতাত্মভিঃ ।
নিযমেন ততঃ স্নানং দানং চৈব স্বশক্তিতঃ ॥ ১০১ ॥

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 2.8.8.101 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಥಮೇಽಹನಿ ಕರ್ತ್ತವ್ಯ ಉಪವಾಸೋ ಯತಾತ್ಮಭಿಃ ।
ನಿಯಮೇನ ತತಃ ಸ್ನಾನಂ ದಾನಂ ಚೈವ ಸ್ವಶಕ್ತಿತಃ ॥ ೧೦೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.8.8.101 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રથમેઽહનિ કર્ત્તવ્ય ઉપવાસો યતાત્મભિઃ ।
નિયમેન તતઃ સ્નાનં દાનં ચૈવ સ્વશક્તિતઃ ॥ ૧૦૧ ॥

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 2.8.8.101 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രഥമേഽഹനി കര്ത്തവ്യ ഉപവാസോ യതാത്മഭിഃ ।
നിയമേന തതഃ സ്നാനം ദാനം ചൈവ സ്വശക്തിതഃ ॥ ൧൦൧ ॥

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