Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.1.69.14 (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 5.1.69.14

चातुर्मास्ये ऽव्रती यस्तु तस्य पुण्यं निरर्थकम् ।
सर्वतीर्थानि दानानि पुण्यान्यायतनानि च ॥ १४ ॥

cāturmāsye 'vratī yastu tasya puṇyaṃ nirarthakam |
sarvatīrthāni dānāni puṇyānyāyatanāni ca || 14 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.1.69.14 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 (5.1.69.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Caturmasya, Avratin, Yah, Tad, Punya, Nirarthaka, Sarvatirtha, Dana, Ayatana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.1.69.14). 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: “cāturmāsye 'vratī yastu tasya puṇyaṃ nirarthakam
  • cāturmāsye' -
  • cāturmāsya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cāturmāsya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cāturmāsyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • avratī -
  • avratin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yas -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • nirarthakam -
  • nirarthaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirarthaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sarvatīrthāni dānāni puṇyānyāyatanāni ca
  • sarvatīrthāni -
  • sarvatīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dānāni -
  • dāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dān (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • puṇyānyā -
  • puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • āyatanāni -
  • āyatana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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 5.1.69.14

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 5.1.69.14 in Bengali sript:
চাতুর্মাস্যে ঽব্রতী যস্তু তস্য পুণ্যং নিরর্থকম্ ।
সর্বতীর্থানি দানানি পুণ্যান্যাযতনানি চ ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 5.1.69.14 in Kannada sript:
ಚಾತುರ್ಮಾಸ್ಯೇ ಽವ್ರತೀ ಯಸ್ತು ತಸ್ಯ ಪುಣ್ಯಂ ನಿರರ್ಥಕಮ್ ।
ಸರ್ವತೀರ್ಥಾನಿ ದಾನಾನಿ ಪುಣ್ಯಾನ್ಯಾಯತನಾನಿ ಚ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.1.69.14 in Gujarati sript:
ચાતુર્માસ્યે ઽવ્રતી યસ્તુ તસ્ય પુણ્યં નિરર્થકમ્ ।
સર્વતીર્થાનિ દાનાનિ પુણ્યાન્યાયતનાનિ ચ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 5.1.69.14 in Malayalam sript:
ചാതുര്മാസ്യേ ഽവ്രതീ യസ്തു തസ്യ പുണ്യം നിരര്ഥകമ് ।
സര്വതീര്ഥാനി ദാനാനി പുണ്യാന്യായതനാനി ച ॥ ൧൪ ॥

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