Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 8.18.1 (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 4 (कोटिरुद्रसंहिता, koṭirudrasaṃhitā).

Verse 8.18.1

ऋषय ऊचुः ।
त्वया सूत महाभाग श्राविता ह्यद्भुता कथा ।
महाकालाख्यलिंगस्य निजभक्तसुरक्षिकः ॥ १ ॥

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ |
tvayā sūta mahābhāga śrāvitā hyadbhutā kathā |
mahākālākhyaliṃgasya nijabhaktasurakṣikaḥ || 1 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 8.18.1 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 (8.18.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rishi, Tva, Yushmad, Suta, Mahabhaga, Shravita, Adbhuta, Katha, Mahakala, Akhya, Linga, Nijabhakta, Surakshi, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 8.18.1). 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: “ṛṣaya ūcuḥ
  • ṛṣaya* -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative 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: “tvayā sūta mahābhāga śrāvitā hyadbhutā kathā
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • sūta -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • mahābhāga -
  • mahābhāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahābhāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrāvitā* -
  • śrāvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śrāvitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śru -> śrāvita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śru], [vocative plural from √śru]
    śru -> śrāvitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śru], [vocative plural from √śru], [accusative plural from √śru]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • adbhutā -
  • adbhutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kathā -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “mahākālākhyaliṃgasya nijabhaktasurakṣikaḥ
  • mahākālā -
  • mahākāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahākāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ākhya -
  • ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • liṅgasya -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • nijabhakta -
  • nijabhakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nijabhakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • surakṣi -
  • surakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    surakṣī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    surakṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    surakṣī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 8.18.1

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 8.18.1 in Gujarati sript:
ઋષય ઊચુઃ ।
ત્વયા સૂત મહાભાગ શ્રાવિતા હ્યદ્ભુતા કથા ।
મહાકાલાખ્યલિંગસ્ય નિજભક્તસુરક્ષિકઃ ॥ 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 8.18.1 in Kannada sript:
ಋಷಯ ಊಚುಃ ।
ತ್ವಯಾ ಸೂತ ಮಹಾಭಾಗ ಶ್ರಾವಿತಾ ಹ್ಯದ್ಭುತಾ ಕಥಾ ।
ಮಹಾಕಾಲಾಖ್ಯಲಿಂಗಸ್ಯ ನಿಜಭಕ್ತಸುರಕ್ಷಿಕಃ ॥ 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 8.18.1 in Malayalam sript:
ഋഷയ ഊചുഃ ।
ത്വയാ സൂത മഹാഭാഗ ശ്രാവിതാ ഹ്യദ്ഭുതാ കഥാ ।
മഹാകാലാഖ്യലിംഗസ്യ നിജഭക്തസുരക്ഷികഃ ॥ 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 8.18.1 in Telugu sript:
ఋషయ ఊచుః ।
త్వయా సూత మహాభాగ శ్రావితా హ్యద్భుతా కథా ।
మహాకాలాఖ్యలింగస్య నిజభక్తసురక్షికః ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 8.18.1 in Bengali sript:
ঋষয ঊচুঃ ।
ত্বযা সূত মহাভাগ শ্রাবিতা হ্যদ্ভুতা কথা ।
মহাকালাখ্যলিংগস্য নিজভক্তসুরক্ষিকঃ ॥ ১ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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