Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 1.1.21 (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 1 of book 1 (विश्वेश्वरसंहिता, viśveśvarasaṃhitā).

Verse 1.1.21

प्रजापालनसद्धर्मविहीना भोगतत्पराः ।
प्रजासंहारका दुष्टा जीवहिंसाकरा मुदा ॥ २१ ॥

prajāpālanasaddharmavihīnā bhogatatparāḥ |
prajāsaṃhārakā duṣṭā jīvahiṃsākarā mudā || 21 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 1.1.21 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 (1.1.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prajapalana, Saddharma, Vihina, Bhoga, Tatpara, Praja, Samharaka, Dushta, Jivahimsa, Akara, Mud, Muda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 1.1.21). 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: “prajāpālanasaddharmavihīnā bhogatatparāḥ
  • prajāpālana -
  • prajāpālana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saddharma -
  • saddharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vihīnā* -
  • vihīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vihīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhoga -
  • bhoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhoga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatparāḥ -
  • tatpara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tatparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “prajāsaṃhārakā duṣṭā jīvahiṃsākarā mudā
  • prajā -
  • prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃhārakā* -
  • saṃhāraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃhārakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • duṣṭā* -
  • duṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    duṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jīvahiṃsā -
  • jīvahiṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akarā* -
  • akara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    akarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mudā -
  • mud (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mudā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 1.1.21

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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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 1.1.21 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રજાપાલનસદ્ધર્મવિહીના ભોગતત્પરાઃ ।
પ્રજાસંહારકા દુષ્ટા જીવહિંસાકરા મુદા ॥ 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 1.1.21 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಜಾಪಾಲನಸದ್ಧರ್ಮವಿಹೀನಾ ಭೋಗತತ್ಪರಾಃ ।
ಪ್ರಜಾಸಂಹಾರಕಾ ದುಷ್ಟಾ ಜೀವಹಿಂಸಾಕರಾ ಮುದಾ ॥ 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 1.1.21 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രജാപാലനസദ്ധര്മവിഹീനാ ഭോഗതത്പരാഃ ।
പ്രജാസംഹാരകാ ദുഷ്ടാ ജീവഹിംസാകരാ മുദാ ॥ 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 1.1.21 in Telugu sript:
ప్రజాపాలనసద్ధర్మవిహీనా భోగతత్పరాః ।
ప్రజాసంహారకా దుష్టా జీవహింసాకరా ముదా ॥ ౨౧ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 1.1.21 in Bengali sript:
প্রজাপালনসদ্ধর্মবিহীনা ভোগতত্পরাঃ ।
প্রজাসংহারকা দুষ্টা জীবহিংসাকরা মুদা ॥ ২১ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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