Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.26.131 (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 5.3.26.131

नारद उवाच ।
चैत्रे मासे तु या नारी कुर्याद्व्रतमनुत्तमम् ।
तस्य व्रतस्य चान्यानि कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम् ॥ १३१ ॥

nārada uvāca |
caitre māse tu yā nārī kuryādvratamanuttamam |
tasya vratasya cānyāni kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm || 131 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.26.131 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 (5.3.26.131). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Narada, Caitra, Mas, Masa, Nari, Vrata, Anuttama, Tad, Ani, Kala, Nri, Arhat, Shodashi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.26.131). 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: “nārada uvāca
  • nārada* -
  • nārada (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: “caitre māse tu nārī kuryādvratamanuttamam
  • caitre -
  • caitra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    caitra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    caitrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • māse -
  • mās (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    māsa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    māsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nārī -
  • nārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nāri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kuryād -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • vratam -
  • vrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anuttamam -
  • anuttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anuttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anuttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “tasya vratasya cānyāni kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm
  • 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]
  • vratasya -
  • vrata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vrata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • cānyā -
  • cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
  • ani -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • kalām -
  • kalā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arhanti -
  • arhat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • ṣoḍaśīm -
  • ṣoḍaśī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.26.131

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 5.3.26.131 in Bengali sript:
নারদ উবাচ ।
চৈত্রে মাসে তু যা নারী কুর্যাদ্ব্রতমনুত্তমম্ ।
তস্য ব্রতস্য চান্যানি কলাং নার্হন্তি ষোডশীম্ ॥ ১৩১ ॥

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 5.3.26.131 in Kannada sript:
ನಾರದ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಚೈತ್ರೇ ಮಾಸೇ ತು ಯಾ ನಾರೀ ಕುರ್ಯಾದ್ವ್ರತಮನುತ್ತಮಮ್ ।
ತಸ್ಯ ವ್ರತಸ್ಯ ಚಾನ್ಯಾನಿ ಕಲಾಂ ನಾರ್ಹನ್ತಿ ಷೋಡಶೀಮ್ ॥ ೧೩೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.26.131 in Gujarati sript:
નારદ ઉવાચ ।
ચૈત્રે માસે તુ યા નારી કુર્યાદ્વ્રતમનુત્તમમ્ ।
તસ્ય વ્રતસ્ય ચાન્યાનિ કલાં નાર્હન્તિ ષોડશીમ્ ॥ ૧૩૧ ॥

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 5.3.26.131 in Malayalam sript:
നാരദ ഉവാച ।
ചൈത്രേ മാസേ തു യാ നാരീ കുര്യാദ്വ്രതമനുത്തമമ് ।
തസ്യ വ്രതസ്യ ചാന്യാനി കലാം നാര്ഹന്തി ഷോഡശീമ് ॥ ൧൩൧ ॥

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