Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 7.28.17 (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 17 contained in chapter 28 of book 3 (शतरुद्रसंहिता, śatarudrasaṃhitā).

Verse 7.28.17

रात्रौ तम्पशवः क्रूरा हिंसकाः समपीडयन् ।
तेनापि च यथाशक्ति कृतो यत्नो महांस्तदा ॥ १७ ॥

rātrau tampaśavaḥ krūrā hiṃsakāḥ samapīḍayan |
tenāpi ca yathāśakti kṛto yatno mahāṃstadā || 17 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 7.28.17 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 (7.28.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ratrau, Ratra, Pashu, Krura, Himsaka, Sama, Pidayat, Tad, Tena, Api, Yatha, Krit, Krita, Yatna, Maha, Mahat, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 7.28.17). 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: “rātrau tampaśavaḥ krūrā hiṃsakāḥ samapīḍayan
  • rātrau -
  • rātrau (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • paśavaḥ -
  • paśu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • krūrā* -
  • krūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    krūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hiṃsakāḥ -
  • hiṃsaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hiṃsakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pīḍayan -
  • pīḍ -> pīḍayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
    pīḍayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tenāpi ca yathāśakti kṛto yatno mahāṃstadā
  • tenā -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aśakti -
  • aśakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kṛto* -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • yatno* -
  • yatna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāṃs -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 7.28.17

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 7.28.17 in Gujarati sript:
રાત્રૌ તમ્પશવઃ ક્રૂરા હિંસકાઃ સમપીડયન્ ।
તેનાપિ ચ યથાશક્તિ કૃતો યત્નો મહાંસ્તદા ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 7.28.17 in Kannada sript:
ರಾತ್ರೌ ತಮ್ಪಶವಃ ಕ್ರೂರಾ ಹಿಂಸಕಾಃ ಸಮಪೀಡಯನ್ ।
ತೇನಾಪಿ ಚ ಯಥಾಶಕ್ತಿ ಕೃತೋ ಯತ್ನೋ ಮಹಾಂಸ್ತದಾ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 7.28.17 in Malayalam sript:
രാത്രൌ തമ്പശവഃ ക്രൂരാ ഹിംസകാഃ സമപീഡയന് ।
തേനാപി ച യഥാശക്തി കൃതോ യത്നോ മഹാംസ്തദാ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

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 7.28.17 in Telugu sript:
రాత్రౌ తమ్పశవః క్రూరా హింసకాః సమపీడయన్ ।
తేనాపి చ యథాశక్తి కృతో యత్నో మహాంస్తదా ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 7.28.17 in Bengali sript:
রাত্রৌ তম্পশবঃ ক্রূরা হিংসকাঃ সমপীডযন্ ।
তেনাপি চ যথাশক্তি কৃতো যত্নো মহাংস্তদা ॥ ১৭ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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