Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52
Devanagari script
इद्वत्सरस्तृतीयोऽसौ चतुर्थश्चानुवत्सरः । पंचमश्च युगोनाम गणनानिश्चयो हि सः
Transliteration
idvatsarastṛtīyo'sau caturthaścānuvatsaraḥ | paṃcamaśca yugonāma gaṇanāniścayo hi saḥ
Translation
তৃতীয়টো ‘ইদ্বৎসৰ’ আৰু চতুৰ্থটো ‘অনুবৎসৰ’। পঞ্চমটো ‘যুগ’ নামে কোৱা হয়—গণনাৰ বাবে এইয়েই স্থিৰ নিৰ্ণয়।
Word by Word
इद्वत्सरःIdvatsara (name of a year)
इद्वत्सरः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootइद्वत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
तृतीयःthird
तृतीयः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
असौthis/that (one)
असौ:
Karta (Subject apposition/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootअदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun: that/this)
चतुर्थःfourth
चतुर्थः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
अनुवत्सरःAnuvatsara (name of a year)
अनुवत्सरः:
Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootअनुवत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
पञ्चमःfifth
पञ्चमः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्चम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
युगःYuga (name of a year)
युगः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयुग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
नामby name
नाम:
Sambandha (Naming particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाम (अव्यय)
Formनाम-शब्दः (indeclinable particle: ‘by name/called’)
गणना-निश्चयःthe fixed reckoning (system of counting)
गणना-निश्चयः:
Karta (Predicate noun/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootगणना (प्रातिपदिक) + निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (of-counting determination)
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formहेतौ/निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: indeed/for)
सःthat (system)
सः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun: he/that)
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A cosmic accountant-sage inscribes the five-year cycle; the fifth segment labeled ‘Yuga’ glows, implying a foundational unit; stars and sun paths arc overhead.
Characters & Entities
I
IdvatsaraA
AnuvatsaraY
YugaG
gaṇanā (reckoning)FAQs
Tradition preserves authoritative standards for measuring time, enabling orderly dharma and festival observance.
None; the verse concludes a calendrical naming sequence.
None explicitly; it provides the naming convention used in religious calculations.