Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 49
Devanagari script
सायाह्नः पंचमश्चापि मुहूर्ता दश पंच च । अहोरात्राः पंचदश पक्ष इत्यभिधीयते
Transliteration
sāyāhnaḥ paṃcamaścāpi muhūrtā daśa paṃca ca | ahorātrāḥ paṃcadaśa pakṣa ityabhidhīyate
Translation
पाँचवाँ काल सायाह्न (संध्या) है; और (दिन में) पंद्रह मुहूर्त होते हैं। पंद्रह अहोरात्रों को ‘पक्ष’ कहा जाता है।
Word by Word
sāyāhnaḥevening (sāyāhna)
sāyāhnaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsāyāhna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
paṃcamaḥthe fifth
paṃcamaḥ:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpaṃcama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)
apialso
api:
Sambandha (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अपि (also)
muhūrtāḥmuhūrtas
muhūrtāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmuhūrta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
daśaten
daśa:
Visheshana (Quantifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdaśa (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्या; परिमाणवाचक (ten)
paṃcafive
paṃca:
Visheshana (Quantifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpañca (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्या; परिमाणवाचक (five)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)
aho-rātrāḥday-nights (full days)
aho-rātrāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootahan + rātri (प्रातिपदिक; द्वन्द्व)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); द्वन्द्वसमासः (ahan + rātri)
paṃcadaśafifteen
paṃcadaśa:
Visheshana (Quantifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpaṃcadaśa (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्या; परिमाणवाचक (fifteen)
pakṣaḥfortnight
pakṣaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (Quotation marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; इति-उक्त्यर्थक (quotative particle)
abhidhīyateis called
abhidhīyate:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootabhidhā (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Pārtha
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A calendar-like composition: the five daily periods culminating in sāyāhna; beside it, a crescent-to-full moon arc showing fifteen day-nights forming a pakṣa; pilgrims mark days on a palm-leaf almanac (pañcāṅga).
Characters & Entities
S
sāyāhnaM
muhūrtaP
pakṣaFAQs
Ritual life follows lunar and daily measures; knowing pakṣa and muhūrta supports correct observance.
None; this verse defines calendrical units.
No explicit prescription.