Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.2.19.31 (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 3.2.19.31

वन्ध्या च दुर्भगा नारी काकवन्ध्या मृतप्रजा ।
मृतवत्सा महादुष्टा स्नात्वा कुण्डे शिवाग्रतः ।
पूजयेदेकचित्तेन स्नानमात्रेण शुद्ध्यति ॥ ३१ ॥

vandhyā ca durbhagā nārī kākavandhyā mṛtaprajā |
mṛtavatsā mahāduṣṭā snātvā kuṇḍe śivāgrataḥ |
pūjayedekacittena snānamātreṇa śuddhyati || 31 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.2.19.31 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 (3.2.19.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vandhya, Durbhaga, Nari, Kakavandhya, Mritapraja, Mritavatsa, Snatva, Kunda, Kundi, Shiva, Agratah, Agratas, Ekacitta, Snana, Atra, Shuddhi, Ati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.2.19.31). 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: “vandhyā ca durbhagā nārī kākavandhyā mṛtaprajā
  • vandhyā -
  • vandhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • durbhagā* -
  • durbhaga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    durbhagā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nārī -
  • nārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nāri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kākavandhyā* -
  • kākavandhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mṛtaprajā -
  • mṛtaprajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mṛtavatsā mahāduṣṭā snātvā kuṇḍe śivāgrataḥ
  • mṛtavatsā* -
  • mṛtavatsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahāduṣṭā -
  • snātvā -
  • snātvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    snā -> snātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √snā]
    snā -> snātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √snā]
    snātvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuṇḍe -
  • kuṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kuṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuṇḍi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kuṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • śivā -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śivā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agrataḥ -
  • agrataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    agratas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “pūjayedekacittena snānamātreṇa śuddhyati
  • pūjayed -
  • pūj (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • ekacittena -
  • ekacitta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ekacitta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • snānam -
  • snāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ātreṇa -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śuddhya -
  • śuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 3.2.19.31

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 3.2.19.31 in Bengali sript:
বন্ধ্যা চ দুর্ভগা নারী কাকবন্ধ্যা মৃতপ্রজা ।
মৃতবত্সা মহাদুষ্টা স্নাত্বা কুণ্ডে শিবাগ্রতঃ ।
পূজযেদেকচিত্তেন স্নানমাত্রেণ শুদ্ধ্যতি ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 3.2.19.31 in Kannada sript:
ವನ್ಧ್ಯಾ ಚ ದುರ್ಭಗಾ ನಾರೀ ಕಾಕವನ್ಧ್ಯಾ ಮೃತಪ್ರಜಾ ।
ಮೃತವತ್ಸಾ ಮಹಾದುಷ್ಟಾ ಸ್ನಾತ್ವಾ ಕುಣ್ಡೇ ಶಿವಾಗ್ರತಃ ।
ಪೂಜಯೇದೇಕಚಿತ್ತೇನ ಸ್ನಾನಮಾತ್ರೇಣ ಶುದ್ಧ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.2.19.31 in Gujarati sript:
વન્ધ્યા ચ દુર્ભગા નારી કાકવન્ધ્યા મૃતપ્રજા ।
મૃતવત્સા મહાદુષ્ટા સ્નાત્વા કુણ્ડે શિવાગ્રતઃ ।
પૂજયેદેકચિત્તેન સ્નાનમાત્રેણ શુદ્ધ્યતિ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 3.2.19.31 in Malayalam sript:
വന്ധ്യാ ച ദുര്ഭഗാ നാരീ കാകവന്ധ്യാ മൃതപ്രജാ ।
മൃതവത്സാ മഹാദുഷ്ടാ സ്നാത്വാ കുണ്ഡേ ശിവാഗ്രതഃ ।
പൂജയേദേകചിത്തേന സ്നാനമാത്രേണ ശുദ്ധ്യതി ॥ ൩൧ ॥

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