Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

223,192 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Shiva-purana verse 2.2.11.18 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Shivapurana is a one of the eighteen Major Puranas detailing religious worship of Shiva, also known as Shaivism. The book contains 24,000 verses although it is said to be an abridged form and originally consisted of 100,000 verses. This is verse 18 contained in chapter 11 of book 2.2 (रुद्रसंहिता (२): सतीखण्ड, rudrasaṃhitā (2): satīkhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.2.11.18

देव्युवाच ।
ब्रह्मन्किमर्थं भवता स्तुताहमवधारय ।
उच्यतां यदि धृष्योसि तच्छीघ्रं पुरतो मम ॥ १८ ॥

devyuvāca |
brahmankimarthaṃ bhavatā stutāhamavadhāraya |
ucyatāṃ yadi dhṛṣyosi tacchīghraṃ purato mama || 18 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 2.2.11.18 is contained in the book Shri Shiva Maha Purana - Moolmatram by Gita Press, Gorakhpur. 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 (2.2.11.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Devi, Devin, Bhavat, Bhavant, Stut, Stuta, Aha, Asmad, Avadha, Raya, Ucyat, Yadi, Yad, Tat, Tad, Shighram, Shighra, Puratah, Purat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 2.2.11.18). 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: “devyuvāca
  • devyu -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    devin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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: “brahmankimarthaṃ bhavatā stutāhamavadhāraya
  • Cannot analyse brahmankimartham*bh
  • bhavatā -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • stutā -
  • stuta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    stuta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    stut (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    stut (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    stut (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    stutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    stu -> stuta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √stu class 2 verb]
    stu -> stuta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √stu class 2 verb]
    stu -> stutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √stu class 2 verb]
    stu (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • avadhā -
  • avadhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • raya -
  • raya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ram -> raya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ram]
    ray (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 3: “ucyatāṃ yadi dhṛṣyosi tacchīghraṃ purato mama
  • ucyatām -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc (verb class 4)
    [imperative active third dual]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [imperative passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • dhṛṣyo -
  • si -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śīghram -
  • śīghram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śīghra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīghra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīghrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • purato* -
  • purataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur -> purat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]
    pur -> purat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 2.2.11.18

Cover of edition (2019)

The Siva Purana (Three Volumes)
by Shanti Lal Nagar (2019)

An Exhaustive Introduction, Sanskrit Text, English Translation with Photographs of Archaeological Evidence

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Cover of edition (2019)

Shri Shiva Purana (Set of 2 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2019)

Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation

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Shiva Purana (Gujarati)
by Hanuman Prasad Poddar (2013)

[સંક્ષિપ્ત શિવપુરાણ] — Published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (9788129301840)

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Preview of verse 2.2.11.18 in Gujarati sript:
દેવ્યુવાચ ।
બ્રહ્મન્કિમર્થં ભવતા સ્તુતાહમવધારય ।
ઉચ્યતાં યદિ ધૃષ્યોસિ તચ્છીઘ્રં પુરતો મમ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Shiva Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

[ಶಿವಪುರಾಣ] Set of 9 Volumes

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Preview of verse 2.2.11.18 in Kannada sript:
ದೇವ್ಯುವಾಚ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನ್ಕಿಮರ್ಥಂ ಭವತಾ ಸ್ತುತಾಹಮವಧಾರಯ ।
ಉಚ್ಯತಾಂ ಯದಿ ಧೃಷ್ಯೋಸಿ ತಚ್ಛೀಘ್ರಂ ಪುರತೋ ಮಮ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

Cover of edition (2004)

Shiva Purana (Malayalam)
by Swami Advaitanandapuri (2004)

[ശിവ പുരണ] published by Aarshasri Publications & Co.

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Preview of verse 2.2.11.18 in Malayalam sript:
ദേവ്യുവാച ।
ബ്രഹ്മന്കിമര്ഥം ഭവതാ സ്തുതാഹമവധാരയ ।
ഉച്യതാം യദി ധൃഷ്യോസി തച്ഛീഘ്രം പുരതോ മമ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Shiva Purana (Telugu)
by Hanuman Prasad Poddar (2019)

[శ్రీ శివమఃపురాణము] or [శ్రీ శివ మహా పురాణం]; Published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur.

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Preview of verse 2.2.11.18 in Telugu sript:
దేవ్యువాచ ।
బ్రహ్మన్కిమర్థం భవతా స్తుతాహమవధారయ ।
ఉచ్యతాం యది ధృష్యోసి తచ్ఛీఘ్రం పురతో మమ ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

Shiva Purana (Bengali)
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 2.2.11.18 in Bengali sript:
দেব্যুবাচ ।
ব্রহ্মন্কিমর্থং ভবতা স্তুতাহমবধারয ।
উচ্যতাং যদি ধৃষ্যোসি তচ্ছীঘ্রং পুরতো মম ॥ ১৮ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

Shiva Purana (Tamil)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2016)

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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