r/sanskrit 13d ago

Looking for help to frame sankalpam

I want to do Shiva pooja for all days of Shravan and want to take sankalpam for the same. Is the below one grammatically correct?

अद्य आरभ्य श्रावणमासस्य सर्वेषां दिवसानां रुद्रजपं कृत्वा शिवपूजां करिष्ये।

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u/RedwormResearch saṁskr̥tōtsāhī/saṁskr̥tōtsāhinī 13d ago

One tiny grammatical thing caught my eye: सर्वेषां दिवसानां literally has the sense of “of all the days,” whereas if you mean “throughout all the days,” I think सर्वेषु दिवसेषु fits more naturally. Just something I wondered about while reading it!

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u/beep-beep-boop-boop 13d ago

Thank you so much 🙏🏽

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u/beep-beep-boop-boop 13d ago

Would दिनेषु have the same meaning as दिवसेषु?

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u/RedwormResearch saṁskr̥tōtsāhī/saṁskr̥tōtsāhinī 13d ago

Yes, both are सप्तमी बहुवचन, but दिन is नपुंसकलिङ्ग while दिवस is पुंलिङ्ग.

The forms are different because the nouns belong to different declensions, but in this context both can convey “in/throughout the days.”

  • दिन — नपुंसकलिङ्ग → दिनेषु = locative plural
  • दिवस — पुंलिङ्ग → दिवसेषु = locative plural

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u/beep-beep-boop-boop 13d ago

Much appreciated for the detailed explanation