Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 2.4.18.1 (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 1 contained in chapter 18 of book 2.4 (रुद्रसंहिता (४): कुमारखण्ड, rudrasaṃhitā (4): kumārakhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.4.18.1

नारद उवाच ।
जीविते गिरिजापुत्रे देव्या दृष्टे प्रजेश्वर ।
ततः किमभवत्तत्र कृपया तद्वदाधुना ॥ १ ॥

nārada uvāca |
jīvite girijāputre devyā dṛṣṭe prajeśvara |
tataḥ kimabhavattatra kṛpayā tadvadādhunā || 1 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 2.4.18.1 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 (2.4.18.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Narada, Jivita, Girijaputra, Devi, Devya, Drishta, Drishti, Prajeshvara, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kim, Tatra, Kripa, Tadvat, Adhuna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 2.4.18.1). 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: “jīvite girijāputre devyā dṛṣṭe prajeśvara
  • jīvite -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jīvitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • girijāputre -
  • girijāputra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • devyā* -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dīv -> devya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √dīv], [vocative plural from √dīv]
    dīv -> devyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √dīv], [vocative plural from √dīv], [accusative plural from √dīv]
  • dṛṣṭe -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [locative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • prajeśvara -
  • prajeśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “tataḥ kimabhavattatra kṛpayā tadvadādhunā
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kṛpayā -
  • kṛpā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tadvad -
  • tadvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tadvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhunā -
  • adhunā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 2.4.18.1

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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Cover of Gujarati edition

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

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

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Preview of verse 2.4.18.1 in Gujarati sript:
નારદ ઉવાચ ।
જીવિતે ગિરિજાપુત્રે દેવ્યા દૃષ્ટે પ્રજેશ્વર ।
તતઃ કિમભવત્તત્ર કૃપયા તદ્વદાધુના ॥ ૧ ॥

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 2.4.18.1 in Kannada sript:
ನಾರದ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಜೀವಿತೇ ಗಿರಿಜಾಪುತ್ರೇ ದೇವ್ಯಾ ದೃಷ್ಟೇ ಪ್ರಜೇಶ್ವರ ।
ತತಃ ಕಿಮಭವತ್ತತ್ರ ಕೃಪಯಾ ತದ್ವದಾಧುನಾ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 2.4.18.1 in Malayalam sript:
നാരദ ഉവാച ।
ജീവിതേ ഗിരിജാപുത്രേ ദേവ്യാ ദൃഷ്ടേ പ്രജേശ്വര ।
തതഃ കിമഭവത്തത്ര കൃപയാ തദ്വദാധുനാ ॥ ൧ ॥

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 2.4.18.1 in Telugu sript:
నారద ఉవాచ ।
జీవితే గిరిజాపుత్రే దేవ్యా దృష్టే ప్రజేశ్వర ।
తతః కిమభవత్తత్ర కృపయా తద్వదాధునా ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 2.4.18.1 in Bengali sript:
নারদ উবাচ ।
জীবিতে গিরিজাপুত্রে দেব্যা দৃষ্টে প্রজেশ্বর ।
ততঃ কিমভবত্তত্র কৃপযা তদ্বদাধুনা ॥ ১ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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