Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.9.23.1 (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 2.9.23.1

श्रीनारायण उवाच ।
वानप्रस्थस्य वक्ष्यामि नियमानथ ते मुने ।
तृतीय आयुषो भागे तृतीयाश्रम ईरितः ॥ १ ॥

śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca |
vānaprasthasya vakṣyāmi niyamānatha te mune |
tṛtīya āyuṣo bhāge tṛtīyāśrama īritaḥ || 1 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.9.23.1 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 (2.9.23.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Narayana, Vanaprastha, Niyama, Atha, Tad, Yushmad, Muni, Tritiya, Ayus, Bhaga, Ashrama, Irita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.9.23.1). 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: “śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • nārāyaṇa* -
  • nārāyaṇa (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: “vānaprasthasya vakṣyāmi niyamānatha te mune
  • vānaprasthasya -
  • vānaprastha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vānaprastha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vakṣyāmi -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
  • niyamān -
  • niyama (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • mune -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • Line 3: “tṛtīya āyuṣo bhāge tṛtīyāśrama īritaḥ
  • tṛtīya* -
  • tṛtīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āyuṣo* -
  • āyus (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    āyus (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bhāge -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tṛtīyā -
  • tṛtīyā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tṛtīya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tṛtīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tṛtīya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tṛtīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āśrama* -
  • āśrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • īritaḥ -
  • īrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    īr -> īrita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √īr]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.9.23.1

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 2.9.23.1 in Bengali sript:
শ্রীনারাযণ উবাচ ।
বানপ্রস্থস্য বক্ষ্যামি নিযমানথ তে মুনে ।
তৃতীয আযুষো ভাগে তৃতীযাশ্রম ঈরিতঃ ॥ 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 2.9.23.1 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೀನಾರಾಯಣ ಉವಾಚ ।
ವಾನಪ್ರಸ್ಥಸ್ಯ ವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ನಿಯಮಾನಥ ತೇ ಮುನೇ ।
ತೃತೀಯ ಆಯುಷೋ ಭಾಗೇ ತೃತೀಯಾಶ್ರಮ ಈರಿತಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.9.23.1 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીનારાયણ ઉવાચ ।
વાનપ્રસ્થસ્ય વક્ષ્યામિ નિયમાનથ તે મુને ।
તૃતીય આયુષો ભાગે તૃતીયાશ્રમ ઈરિતઃ ॥ 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 2.9.23.1 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രീനാരായണ ഉവാച ।
വാനപ്രസ്ഥസ്യ വക്ഷ്യാമി നിയമാനഥ തേ മുനേ ।
തൃതീയ ആയുഷോ ഭാഗേ തൃതീയാശ്രമ ഈരിതഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

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