Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 2.5.26.21 (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 21 contained in chapter 26 of book 2.5 (रुद्रसंहिता (५): युद्धखण्ड, rudrasaṃhitā (5): yuddhakhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.5.26.21

देवा ऊचुः ।
यदुद्भवास्सत्त्वरजस्तमोगुणाः सर्गस्थितिध्वंसविधान कारका ।
यदिच्छया विश्वमिदं भवाभवौ तनोति मूलप्रकृतिं नताः स्म ताम् ॥ २१ ॥

devā ūcuḥ |
yadudbhavāssattvarajastamoguṇāḥ sargasthitidhvaṃsavidhāna kārakā |
yadicchayā viśvamidaṃ bhavābhavau tanoti mūlaprakṛtiṃ natāḥ sma tām || 21 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 2.5.26.21 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 (2.5.26.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Deva, Yat, Yad, Udbhava, Sattva, Raja, Rajas, Tamoguna, Sarga, Sthiti, Dhvamsa, Vidhana, Kara, Yadi, Ccha, Vishva, Idam, Bhavabhava, Mulaprakriti, Nata, Sma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 2.5.26.21). 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: “devā ūcuḥ
  • devā* -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ūcuḥ -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • Line 2: “yadudbhavāssattvarajastamoguṇāḥ sargasthitidhvaṃsavidhāna kārakā
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • udbhavās -
  • udbhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    udbhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sattva -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rajas -
  • rajas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rajas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    raja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tamoguṇāḥ -
  • tamoguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sarga -
  • sarga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthiti -
  • sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sthitī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sthitī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    sthitī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dhvaṃsa -
  • dhvaṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhvaṃs (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vidhāna -
  • vidhāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidhāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāra -
  • kāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “yadicchayā viśvamidaṃ bhavābhavau tanoti mūlaprakṛtiṃ natāḥ sma tām
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ccha -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viśvam -
  • viśva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavābhavau -
  • bhavābhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tanoti -
  • tan (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • mūlaprakṛtim -
  • mūlaprakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • natāḥ -
  • nata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    natā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    nam -> nata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √nam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nam class 1 verb]
    nam -> natā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √nam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nam class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √nam class 1 verb]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 2.5.26.21

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 2.5.26.21 in Gujarati sript:
દેવા ઊચુઃ ।
યદુદ્ભવાસ્સત્ત્વરજસ્તમોગુણાઃ સર્ગસ્થિતિધ્વંસવિધાન કારકા ।
યદિચ્છયા વિશ્વમિદં ભવાભવૌ તનોતિ મૂલપ્રકૃતિં નતાઃ સ્મ તામ્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 2.5.26.21 in Kannada sript:
ದೇವಾ ಊಚುಃ ।
ಯದುದ್ಭವಾಸ್ಸತ್ತ್ವರಜಸ್ತಮೋಗುಣಾಃ ಸರ್ಗಸ್ಥಿತಿಧ್ವಂಸವಿಧಾನ ಕಾರಕಾ ।
ಯದಿಚ್ಛಯಾ ವಿಶ್ವಮಿದಂ ಭವಾಭವೌ ತನೋತಿ ಮೂಲಪ್ರಕೃತಿಂ ನತಾಃ ಸ್ಮ ತಾಮ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 2.5.26.21 in Malayalam sript:
ദേവാ ഊചുഃ ।
യദുദ്ഭവാസ്സത്ത്വരജസ്തമോഗുണാഃ സര്ഗസ്ഥിതിധ്വംസവിധാന കാരകാ ।
യദിച്ഛയാ വിശ്വമിദം ഭവാഭവൌ തനോതി മൂലപ്രകൃതിം നതാഃ സ്മ താമ് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

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 2.5.26.21 in Telugu sript:
దేవా ఊచుః ।
యదుద్భవాస్సత్త్వరజస్తమోగుణాః సర్గస్థితిధ్వంసవిధాన కారకా ।
యదిచ్ఛయా విశ్వమిదం భవాభవౌ తనోతి మూలప్రకృతిం నతాః స్మ తామ్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 2.5.26.21 in Bengali sript:
দেবা ঊচুঃ ।
যদুদ্ভবাস্সত্ত্বরজস্তমোগুণাঃ সর্গস্থিতিধ্বংসবিধান কারকা ।
যদিচ্ছযা বিশ্বমিদং ভবাভবৌ তনোতি মূলপ্রকৃতিং নতাঃ স্ম তাম্ ॥ ২১ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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